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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Rhode Island” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Rhode Island, there were 78 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $20,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Rhode Island” 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 Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island.

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

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

URI also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Rhode Island

#2

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island list. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 10 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” 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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