2024 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in geological & earth sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #80 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for geological & earth sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in geological & earth sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geological & earth sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geological & earth sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for geological & earth sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geological & earth sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geological & earth sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in Iowa

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

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Geology

1

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

12 Annual Graduates

$40,315 Median Starting Salary

$26,250 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Iowa State University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in geological & earth sciences. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the geology program make about $40,315 in their early career salary.

More information about a bachelor’s in geological & earth sciences from Iowa State University

2

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

8 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in geological & earth sciences has to check out University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in geological & earth sciences from University of Iowa

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	55
Minnesota	215	104
Kansas	184	38
Nebraska	180	11
North Dakota	149	12
South Dakota	148	11

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Geological & Earth Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Geology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	32

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	156
Physics	112
Astronomy & Astrophysics	10
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	10
General Physical Sciences	1

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.