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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Ohio

10 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$30,600 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio” 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 Ohio, there were 237 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,751 and $21,190 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,359 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 10 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio

The colleges and universities below are the best for ohio master’s degree geology students.

Top 10 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Ohio

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wright State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio list. Wright State University - Main Campus is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus Geological & Earth Sciences Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Kent State University at Kent landed the #4 spot on the list. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Kent State University at Kent

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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio list. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Geological & Earth Sciences Report

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 4 masters’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Ohio State

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University of Akron Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio ranking. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Akron Main Campus

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio ranking. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Toledo

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Case Western Reserve University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Ohio list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Case Western Geological & Earth Sciences Report

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