2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Virginia, there were 116 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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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The geology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at Virginia Tech

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 1 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

Read more about Geology & Earth Sciences at George Mason University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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