2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in Washington (With Aid)

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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 Washington, there were 38 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 38 other geological and earth sciences/geosciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,202 and $21,977 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other geological and earth sciences/geosciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences in Washington (With Aid)

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$13,297 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other geological and earth sciences/geosciences students in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$15,397 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in Washington For Those Getting Aid list. Central Washington University is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. It costs about $15,397 for Washington Bachelor’s Degree Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences students with aid per year to attend CWU.

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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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