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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geochemistry (Income $30-$48k)

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$12,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 34 people earned their degree in geochemistry, making the major the 1104th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 geochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geochemistry. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geochemistry programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geochemistry program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geochemistry (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 6 bachelors’s geochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k list, Brown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geochemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brown is $6,684 for bachelor’s degree geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Brown Geochemistry Report

#2

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s geochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geochemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,459 for Bachelor’s Degree Geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Grand Valley State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geochemistry at GVSU

#3

SUNY Geneseo

Geneseo, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Geneseo landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Geneseo is a small public school situated in Geneseo, New York. It awarded 1 bachelors’s geochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k list, SUNY Geneseo has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geochemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,125 for bachelor’s degree geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SUNY Geneseo.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Geochemistry at SUNY Geneseo

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s geochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geochemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $15,276 for Bachelor’s Degree Geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Western Michigan University Geochemistry Report

#5

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY New Paltz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geochemistry Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in New Paltz, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s geochemistry degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY New Paltz also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geochemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY New Paltz is $14,870 for Bachelor’s Degree Geochemistry students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Geochemistry at SUNY New Paltz

Notes and References

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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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