2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas
7Colleges
312Bachelor's Degrees
$28,420Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 312 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, geological & earth sciences is the #71 most popular major in Texas. This means that 5.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
This year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Texas ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geological & earth sciences programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geological & earth sciences program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Texas A&M University - College Station has taken the #1 spot in this year's geological & earth sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Texas list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 24,343 students take at least one class online at Texas A&M College Station. About 9,943 of the students at Texas A&M College Station are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Texas list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. There are approximately 23,198 students at UT Austin that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,479 part time students in attendance at UT Austin.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Houston. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UH has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Texas ranking.
About 0.5% of UH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,121 students at UH that take at least one class online. 13,663 of UH students are attending part time.
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Located in the medium-sized city of Odessa, UT Permian Basin is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. UT Permian Basin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Texas list.
The student loan default rate at UT Permian Basin is lower than is typical, just 2.8% of students default in three years. 2,887 of UT Permian Basin students are exclusively distance learners. About 2,711 of the students at UT Permian Basin are attending part time.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at Arlington. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public college with a fairly large student population. UT Arlington also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Texas list, coming in at #4.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.4%. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 students are part time.
Sam Houston State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best geological & earth sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SHSU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Texas ranking.
The student loan default rate at SHSU is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,795 students take at least one class online at SHSU. There are roughly 6,353 part time students in attendance at SHSU.
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to The University of Texas at San Antonio. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population. UTSA also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Texas list, coming in at #7.
About 1.4% of UTSA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 20,824 students take at least one class online at UTSA. 10,436 of UTSA students are attending part time.
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*Avg Cost is for the top 7 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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With 312 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, geological & earth sciences is the #71 most popular major in Texas. This means that 5.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
