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2022 Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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81 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geophysics & Seismology is the 674th most popular major in the country with 251 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 81 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geophysics and seismology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geophysics and seismology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geophysics and seismology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $15,757 for southwest region geophysics students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at UT Austin

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 32 ’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,505 for southwest region geophysics students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at UH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 21 ’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region geophysics students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,810 for southwest region geophysics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M University - College Station.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Geophysics & Seismology at Texas A&M College Station

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #4 spot on the list. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 2 ’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

UTEP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UTEP is $10,786 for southwest region geophysics students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full The University of Texas at El Paso Geophysics & Seismology Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 ’s geophysics degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,812 for southwest region geophysics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Geophysics & Seismology at University of Oklahoma

#6

Baylor University

Waco, Texas

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geophysics Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 ’s geophysics degrees to qualified students.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $31,343 for Southwest Region Geophysics students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Baylor University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at Baylor

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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