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

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 2 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the most popular for geology and earth sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 15 master's degrees in geology and earth sciences to qualified students.

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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.

 

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

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

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Wisconsin. More information about a master’s in geology and earth sciences from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Wisconsin. More information about a master’s in geology and earth sciences from University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	530	19
Michigan	470	18
Ohio	466	76
Indiana	352	22

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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
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	2

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).
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