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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Louisiana” 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 Louisiana, there were 146 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,000 and $18,625 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geological and earth sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geological and earth sciences programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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

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

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$77,715 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 26 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also took the #2 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UL Lafayette 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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