You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in geochemistry. It is ranked #1106 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geochemistry Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 22 degrees in geochemistry annually.
Your choice of geochemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Geochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geochemistry Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Geochemistry in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geochemistry degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of California - Los Angeles is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in geochemistry. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 geochemistry students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Western Michigan University if you want to pursue a degree in geochemistry. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #322 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means WMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 geochemistry students who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.
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SUNY Geneseo is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in geochemistry. SUNY Geneseo is a small public school located in the town of Geneseo. This school ranks 68th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 2 geochemistry students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Geneseo in the most recent year we have data available.
It's difficult to beat Grand Valley State University if you want to pursue a degree in geochemistry. Located in the town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 2 geochemistry students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of geochemistry school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Geochemistry School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
