by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Georgia, there were 98 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $27,528 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,491 and $29,433 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in geological and earth sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geological and earth sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southwestern State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia list. Georgia Southwestern State University is a small public school situated in Americus, Georgia. It awarded 3 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of West Georgia. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia list. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Full University of West Georgia Geological & Earth Sciences Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Savannah State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Savannah, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Savannah State University Geological & Earth Sciences Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbus State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Columbus State University is a medium-sized school located in Columbus, Georgia that handed out 5 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Columbus State University Geological & Earth Sciences Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #5 spot on the list. VSU is a public institution located in Valdosta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Valdosta State University
Georgia State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia State University is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Georgia State University
Georgia Southern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia ranking. Georgia Southern University is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #8. University of Georgia is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 7 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Georgia ranking, coming in at #9. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 0 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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