2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Utah

Geology & Earth Sciences is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #76 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Utah to determine which ones were the most popular for geology and earth sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 96 bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geology & Earth Sciences School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The geology bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Utah ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for geology and earth sciences, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for geology and earth sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geology & Earth Sciences in Utah

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Geology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

34 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In UT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences needs to check out University of Utah. U of U is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Utah.

There were about 34 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Weber State University
Ogden, UT

20 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In UT

Weber State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences. WSU is a very large public university located in the city of Ogden. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Utah.

There were about 20 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Utah State University
Logan, UT

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Utah State University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Utah.

There were about 14 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

Brigham Young University - Provo
Provo, UT

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In UT

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Brigham Young University - Provo if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Utah.

There were approximately 14 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Utah Valley University
Orem, UT

9 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In UT

Located in the small city of Orem, UVU is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Utah.

There were about 9 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UVU in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

Southern Utah University
Cedar City, UT

5 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Southern Utah University is a fairly large public university located in the remote town of Cedar City.

There were about 5 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent year we have data available.

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7

Westminster College Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, Westminster College Salt Lake is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in geology and earth sciences from Westminster College Utah

Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Idaho	324	47
Colorado	307	188
Montana	204	52
Wyoming	93	42

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Geology & Earth Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Geology & Earth Sciences is one of 6 different types of Geological & Earth Sciences programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.