by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 South Dakota” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 South Dakota, there were 13 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $28,906 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,663 and $32,117 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 South Dakota” 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 South Dakota”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. SD Mines is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 9 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s geology degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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