by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Alaska” 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.
Across Alaska, there were 37 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Geology Major in Alaska” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Alaska”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Alaska. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geology degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Anchorage. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Alaska. UAA is located in Anchorage, Alaska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s geology degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Alaska Pacific University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Geology Major in Alaska. Located in Anchorage, Alaska, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified ’s geology students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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