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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$48,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geology & Earth Sciences is the 101st most popular major in the country with 7,036 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 345 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in geology and earth sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geology and earth sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geology and earth sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree geology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. MIT is a fairly large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 9 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at MIT are $56,719, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at MIT

#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Dartmouth

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Brown not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown University Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#4

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Boston U

#5

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #5 spot on the list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree geology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Geology & Earth Sciences Report

#6

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#6 in overall quality

University of Maine came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Orono, Maine, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMaine, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UMaine Geology & Earth Sciences 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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