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

If you pursue a bachelor's degree in geology & earth sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #92 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for geology & earth sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in geology & earth sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 complete 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.

More Ways to Rank Geology & Earth Sciences Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geology & Earth Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list to help you make the college decision.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for geology & earth sciences students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Geology

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Iowa if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in geology & earth sciences. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in geology & earth sciences from University of Iowa

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in geology & earth sciences. Iowa State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ames.More information about a bachelor’s in geology & earth sciences from Iowa State University

Best Geology & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	41
Minnesota	446	93
Kansas	352	38
Nebraska	331	11
North Dakota	251	12
South Dakota	237	11

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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.