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

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.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Mississippi ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 76 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

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in geology matters. 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 Mississippi 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. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

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

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

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

63 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences needs to check out Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Mississippi.

There were approximately 63 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Mississippi State in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

University of Mississippi
University, MS

8 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

University of Mississippi is a popular decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.

There were roughly 8 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Ole Miss in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

4 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MS

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences has to look into University of Southern Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the city of Hattiesburg. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Mississippi.

There were approximately 4 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent data year.

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4

Millsaps College
Jackson, MS

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Millsaps College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the city of Jackson, Millsaps is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

There were about 1 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Millsaps in the most recent data year.

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Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	473	101
Georgia	447	91
Tennessee	445	128
North Carolina	434	196
Virginia	417	117
South Carolina	353	76
Alabama	318	47
Kentucky	318	44
Louisiana	295	54
Arkansas	287	46
West Virginia	235	73

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geology

One of 6 majors within the Geological & Earth Sciences area of study, Geology & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	5

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.