by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Hawaii” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 7,821 people earned their degree in geological and earth sciences, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States. 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 Hawaii, there were 42 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,385 and $28,544 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Hawaii” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Hawaii” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Hawaii”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Hawaii. Located in Hilo, Hawaii, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Full University of Hawaii at Hilo Geological & Earth Sciences Report
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Hawaii that were part of this year’s ranking, Hawaii Pacific University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Hawaii Pacific University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Hawaii. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 9 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Geological & Earth Sciences Report
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