2025 Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
9Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
460Geology Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in geology & earth sciences, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #125 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for geology & earth sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 460 degrees in geology & earth sciences annually.
Your choice of geology & earth sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geology & earth sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geology & Earth Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Geology & Earth Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geology degree levels they offer.
University of Utah is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geology & earth sciences. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #213 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U of U is a great university overall.
There were about 40 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.
University of Wyoming is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geology & earth sciences. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 7 schools for overall quality in the state of Wyoming.
There were approximately 34 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent data year.
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It is hard to beat Colorado State University - Fort Collins if you wish to pursue a degree in geology & earth sciences. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #178 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 47 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in geology & earth sciences has to look into University of Colorado Boulder. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #145 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.
There were approximately 51 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.
MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bozeman. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.
There were roughly 60 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent year we have data available.
Boise State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Boise. A Best Colleges rank of #512 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Boise State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Boise State in the most recent data year.
University of Northern Colorado is a moderately-sized public university located in the medium-sized city of Greeley. This university ranks 13th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 15 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at University of Northern Colorado in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Durango, FLC is a public college with a small student population. This college ranks 28th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were about 12 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at FLC in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.
There were approximately 6 geology & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at MSU Denver in the most recent data year.
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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Your choice of geology & earth sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geology & earth sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
