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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

2 Ranked Colleges
4 Degrees Awarded
$45,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Master's in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Maryland, there were 58 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geology and earth sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geology and earth sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geology and earth sciences 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 Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Maryland

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s geology degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Maryland For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 2 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at UMCP

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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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