2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in South Carolina (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,036 people earned their degree in geology and earth sciences, making the major the 101st most popular in the United States.

Across South Carolina, there were 72 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 geology and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geology and earth sciences programs, but they also 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 South Carolina For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in South Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$30,160 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Master’s in South Carolina For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the #1 spot on the list. University of South Carolina - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, South Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geology & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in South Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofSC are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geology & Earth Sciences at University of South Carolina - Columbia

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences (With Aid)

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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