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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Maryland” 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 Maryland, there were 113 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland

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

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

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMCP Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 2 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Johns Hopkins 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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