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 Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 144 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,567 and $23,195 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Virginia” ranking looked at 3 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Virginia” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree geology students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Virginia list. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Old Dominion University
Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 4 masters’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at George Mason University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geology Major in Virginia list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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