2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina

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 North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 280 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,600 and $23,212 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,088 and $45,388 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina” ranking looked at 3 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 North Carolina

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in North Carolina

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$20,685 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full East Carolina University Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#3

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Wilmington, North Carolina

#3 in overall quality

$21,286 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,565 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in North Carolina. Wilmington, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UNCW also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNCW 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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