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2024 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Idaho

3 Colleges in Idaho
65 Geology Degrees Awarded
$39,344 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in geological & earth sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #95 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Idaho ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 degrees in geological & earth sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geological & Earth Sciences School

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Idaho Your choice of geological & earth sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geological & Earth Sciences School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Geological & Earth Sciences Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Geology
Master's Degrees in Geology
Doctor's Degrees in Geology

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 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Idaho list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences in Idaho

The schools below may not offer all types of geology degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Idaho Schools in Geology

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In ID
11.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Idaho is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geological & earth sciences. Located in the town of Moscow, U of I is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #489 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U of I is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent data year.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$44,619 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in geological & earth sciences needs to take a look at Brigham Young University - Idaho. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the town of Rexburg. This university ranks 3rd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were roughly 9 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at BYU - I in the most recent data year. Those geological & earth sciences students who get their degree from Brigham Young University - Idaho make $5,276 more than the typical geology grad.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$34,068 Median Starting Salary
$27,760 Median Student Debt

Boise State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geological & earth sciences. Boise State is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Boise. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 colleges for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were about 24 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the geology program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,068.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 212
Utah 266 122
Montana 188 76
Wyoming 162 46

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One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Geological & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences 49
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences 6
Geophysics & Seismology 4
Hydrology & Water Resources Science 4
Geochemistry 2

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Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 87
Physics 56

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