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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Arizona, there were 165 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,100 and $23,313 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

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

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

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$33,399 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s geology students in 2019-2020.

NAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Northern Arizona 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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