2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina
2Colleges
195Bachelor's Degrees
$28,053Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 195 bachelor's degrees were awarded to geological & earth sciences students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 5,389 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.6% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in North Carolina ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological & earth sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the geological & earth sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
More Ways to Rank Geological & Earth Sciences Schools
The geology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geology Schools for Non-Traditional Students.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte has taken the #1 spot in this year's geological & earth sciences ranking for non-traditional students. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte. UNC Charlotte also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in North Carolina rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. About 7,045 of the students at UNC Charlotte are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Wilmington as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population. UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in North Carolina list.
The student loan default rate at UNCW is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,583 students at UNCW that take at least one class online. 4,896 students are part time.
Geological & Earth Sciences Related Non-Traditional Student Rankings by Major
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 2 schools only.
References
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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In <nil>, 195 bachelor's degrees were awarded to geological & earth sciences students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #66 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 5,389 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.6% were from a college or university in the state.
