2022 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences is the 464th most popular major in the country with 890 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 18 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other geological and earth sciences/geosciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other geological and earth sciences/geosciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$11,811 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Arlington. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,811 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UT Arlington.

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#2

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$21,286 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Christian University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at TCU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend TCU is $21,286 for southwest region bachelor’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Full TCU Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Report

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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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