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

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.

College Factual reviewed 5 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of geology and earth sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 11 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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in geology matters. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geology & Earth Sciences in Massachusetts 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. 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.

 

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

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

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Massachusetts.

There were about 5 geology and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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2

Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Boston College is a popular choice for students interested in a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the city of Chestnut Hill. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 4 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a master's degree in geology and earth sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in geology and earth sciences needs to look into Boston University. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in geology and earth sciences in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 geology and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. More information about a master’s in geology and earth sciences from Harvard University

Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	293	17
Rhode Island	200	14
New Hampshire	163	9
Maine	135	5
Vermont	113	10

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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
Geophysics & Seismology	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).
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