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

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Master's in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Arkansas, there were 44 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 9 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,293 and $39,432 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geological and earth sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geological and earth sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The geology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Arkansas

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arkansas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

UARK also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arkansas” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.

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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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