2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Nevada

Geological & Earth Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #66 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Nevada to determine which ones were the most popular for geological and earth sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 61 bachelor's degrees in geological and earth sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for geological and earth sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in Nevada

Learn about the most popular colleges and universities for geological and earth sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Geology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

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University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV

41 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Nevada - Las Vegas is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences. UNLV is a fairly large public university located in the city of Las Vegas. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Nevada. More information about a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences from University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NV

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Nevada - Reno if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences. UNR is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Reno. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Nevada. More information about a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences from University of Nevada - Reno

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	722
Washington	229	344
Oregon	178	92
Hawaii	115	17
Alaska	79	16

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Geological & Earth Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Geological & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	50
Hydrology & Water Resources Science	8
Geophysics & Seismology	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	55
Physics	25
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.