2025 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Geology & Earth Sciences is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #92 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Massachusetts to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of geology & earth sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 86 bachelor's degrees in geology & earth sciences to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geology & earth sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of geology & earth sciences students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geology & earth sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geology & earth sciences students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geology & Earth Sciences in Massachusetts

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geology & earth sciences.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Bachelor's in Geology

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in geology & earth sciences. UMass Amherst is a very large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in geology & earth sciences from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

Williams College
Williamstown, MA

12 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Williams College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in geology & earth sciences. Williams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Williamstown.More information about a bachelor’s in geology & earth sciences from Williams College

Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	341	38
Rhode Island	307	12
Vermont	289	18
Maine	281	44
New Hampshire	276	24

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geology

One of 7 majors within the Geological & Earth Sciences area of study, Geology & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.