by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking.
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 Washington, there were 353 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,464 and $21,469 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 282 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,905 and $22,558 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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 in Washington for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Seattle, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at UW Seattle
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Located in Bellingham, Washington, this fairly large public school handed out 47 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific Lutheran University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Located in Tacoma, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Whitman College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Walla Walla, Washington, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Puget Sound ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s list. Tacoma, Washington is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s geology degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Puget Sound
Eastern Washington University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #8. Eastern Washington University is a public institution located in Cheney, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
Full Eastern Washington University Geological & Earth Sciences Report
University of Washington - Bothell Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major in Washington for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Bothell, Washington, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s geology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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