2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Oregon

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 Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geological & Earth Sciences is the 84th most popular major in the country with 8,918 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Oregon, there were 142 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,350 and $26,543 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 31 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree geology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 18 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$63,005 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Portland State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, 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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