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 was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 127 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate” ranking analyzed 121 colleges that offered a degree in geological and earth sciences. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in geological and earth sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Long Beach City College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middlesex County College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Edison, New Jersey, and it awarded 5 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Middlesex County College Geological & Earth Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin Community College District. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 5 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Community College District Geological & Earth Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Farmington, New Mexico, and it awarded 5 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fullerton College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 4 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Fullerton College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cuesta College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate. Cuesta College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 4 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Blackfeet Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Browning, Montana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Blackfeet Community College
Salt Lake Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. This large school is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and it awarded 3 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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San Diego Miramar College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. San Diego Miramar College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at San Diego Miramar College
Folsom Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Folsom Lake College is a public institution located in Folsom, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesalands Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. Mesalands Community College is a public institution located in Tucumcari, New Mexico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Mesalands Community College
El Camino College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. El Camino College is a fairly large school located in Torrance, California that handed out 3 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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American River College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Crafton Hills College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Yucaipa, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Palomar College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at Palomar College
Santa Barbara City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Full Santa Barbara City College Geological & Earth Sciences Report
With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at El Paso Community College
Rose State College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Rose State College is a medium-sized public school situated in Midwest City, Oklahoma. It awarded 3 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Saddleback College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Saddleback College is a fairly large public school situated in Mission Viejo, California. It awarded 2 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at Saddleback College
Merced College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s geology degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Merced College
Del Mar College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Corpus Christi, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Chaffey College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Cypress College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Cypress, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Kingsborough Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Ventura College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. Ventura, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at Ventura College
With a ranking of #19, Odessa College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Odessa, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Odessa College
Houston Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Houston Community College is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 associates’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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Sinclair Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Sinclair Community College
Vermilion Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Ely, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Full Vermilion Community College Geological & Earth Sciences Report
With a ranking of #19, Hill College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Located in Hillsboro, Texas, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Santiago Canyon College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. Santiago Canyon College is a public institution located in Orange, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Santiago Canyon College
With a ranking of #19, College of Western Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate list. CWI is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Linn-Benton Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Albany, Oregon, this small public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s geology students in 2020-2021.
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