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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Kansas” 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 Kansas, there were 94 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 34 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,499 and $30,950 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geological and earth sciences programs and cost less that 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 Kansas

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

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

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#1 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$106,421 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Kansas is a large public school situated in Lawrence, Kansas. It awarded 12 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Kansas

#2

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Kansas list. Kansas State University is located in Manhattan, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at K -State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Kansas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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