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2025 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Kansas

2 Colleges in Kansas
72 Geology Degrees Awarded
$43,196 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in geological & earth sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #95 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Kansas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 degrees in geological & earth sciences annually.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Geology
Master's Degrees in Geology
Doctor's Degrees in Geology

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Kansas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences in Kansas

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geology degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Kansas Schools in Geology

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$41,626 Median Starting Salary

University of Kansas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geological & earth sciences. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their degree from the geology program report average early career wages of $41,626.

More information about a degree in geological & earth sciences from University of Kansas

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Fort Hays State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geological & earth sciences. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in geological & earth sciences from Fort Hays State University

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 133
Missouri 283 100
Iowa 264 53
Nebraska 238 18
North Dakota 210 12
South Dakota 204 13

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One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Geological & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geology Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences 72

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 151
Physics 85
General Physical Sciences 13
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 12
Astronomy & Astrophysics 7
Materials Sciences 3

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