2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Michigan

A master's degree in geology and earth sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #116 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the most popular for geology and earth sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 master'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 Master's Degree

The geology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Michigan ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of geology and earth sciences students usually has them for a 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.

More Ways to Rank Geology & Earth Sciences Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for geology and earth sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geology & Earth Sciences in Michigan

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geology and earth sciences.

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

1

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

11 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan Technological University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton.

There were approximately 11 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Western Michigan University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. WMU is a large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Michigan.

There were about 6 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

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3

Wayne State University
Detroit, MI

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Wayne State University is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State 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 master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Michigan.

There were approximately 4 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Wayne State in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in geology and earth sciences needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Michigan.

There were roughly 3 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan State University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Michigan.

There were approximately 3 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	19
Ohio	466	76
Indiana	352	22
Wisconsin	302	12

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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
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	7
Geophysics & Seismology	4

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.