You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in earth systems science. It is ranked #1128 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
There was only one school in the United States to review for the 2025 Best Earth Systems Science Schools ranking.
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Best Schools for Earth Systems Science in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the earth systems science degree levels they offer.
Earth Systems Science is one of 0 different types of Earth Systems Science programs to choose from.
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).