by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Alabama” ranking.
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 Alabama, there were 38 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $24,250 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,756 and $28,178 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Alabama” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in geological and earth sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in geological and earth sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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 Alabama” 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 Alabama”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. Mobile, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Alabama that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #2 spot on the list. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Alabama list. Auburn University is located in Auburn, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s geology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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