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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

8 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$43,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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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 the New England region, there were 536 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,500 and $23,973 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in geological and earth sciences. 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geological and earth sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Maine is located in Orono, Maine and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s geology degrees to qualified students.

UMaine also took the #8 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Maine

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNH Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Massachusetts Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s geology degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at UMass Amherst

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large school located in Kingston, Rhode Island that handed out 3 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #7 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at URI

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 2 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Connecticut

#5

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 17 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Massachusetts Institute of Technology Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#6

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree geology students list, Boston U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at Boston University

#7

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

Dartmouth College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hanover, New Hampshire. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120.

Full Dartmouth College Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#8

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Brown University is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s geology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown University Geological & Earth Sciences Report

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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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