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

A bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #66 out of 338 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in South Dakota ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 13 bachelor's degrees in geological and earth sciences to qualified students.

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

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences.

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

1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SD

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in South Dakota. More information about a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

2

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

2 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Dakota if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the town of Vermillion, USD is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences from University of South Dakota

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	217	88
Minnesota	210	112
Iowa	193	56
Kansas	175	80
Nebraska	174	23
North Dakota	141	20

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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	13

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	41
Physics	14
Other Physical Science	5
General Physical Sciences	2

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).
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