by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 in Idaho for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 7,821 people earned their degree in geological and earth sciences, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States. 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 Idaho, there were 65 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,344 and $27,760 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,320 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 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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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 “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate list. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Idaho for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Idaho State University is a fairly large public school situated in Pocatello, Idaho. It awarded 7 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2020-2021.
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