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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

2 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$21,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 41 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 20 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other geological and earth sciences/geosciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other geological and earth sciences/geosciences programs, but they also cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Illinois State University is a large school located in Normal, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also made our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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