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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in New Hampshire

2 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$44,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Master's in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,918 people earned their degree in geological and earth sciences, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, geological and earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,533 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Hampshire, there were 97 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,323 and $42,175 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geological and earth sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological and earth sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geological and earth sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in New Hampshire

#1

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Hanover, New Hampshire, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth also took the #0 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in New Hampshire For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new hampshire master’s degree geology students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNH has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in New Hampshire” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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