by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Geological & Earth Sciences is the 95th most popular major in the country with 7,821 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, geological and earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $38,705 and had an average of $23,383 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 961 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,993 and $21,962 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 32 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 30 colleges that offered a degree in geological and earth sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geological and earth sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree geology students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesalands Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region. Mesalands Community College is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Midwest City, Oklahoma is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hill College landed the #4 spot on the list. Hill College is a public institution located in Hillsboro, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #5 spot on the list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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Del Mar College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 5 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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El Paso Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Arizona Western College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Yuma, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Tyler Junior College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Houston Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Glendale Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Glendale, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
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Lee College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lee College is a public institution located in Baytown, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Central New Mexico Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Wharton County Junior College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wharton County Junior College is a medium-sized school located in Wharton, Texas that handed out 0 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Chandler, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Palo Alto College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Palo Alto College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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GateWay Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Phoenix College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Phoenix College is a public institution located in Phoenix, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Eastern Arizona College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Thatcher, Arizona, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Arizona College Geological & Earth Sciences Report
Paradise Valley Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Paradise Valley Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #15, Mesa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
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Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Avondale, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
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Central Texas College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mohave Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Mohave Community College is located in Kingman, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
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Scottsdale Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale Community College is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #15, South Plains College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Rio Salado College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
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Blinn College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Geology Major in the Southwest Region list. Brenham, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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