by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 22 people earned their degree in geochemistry, making the major the 1106th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 7 geochemistry graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geochemistry. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their geochemistry program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 “Schools Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 5 ’s geochemistry degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geochemistry at Western Michigan University
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Geochemistry Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified ’s geochemistry students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 our data sources and methodologies
