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2022 Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 Far Western US region, there were 85 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geophysics and seismology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree geophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology (Income Over $110k) in the Far Western US Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 3 bachelors’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Nevada - Reno is $15,081 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Geophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Washington - Seattle Campus is $13,297 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Geophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, 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 93%.

Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at UW Seattle

#3

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Bellingham, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geophysics degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

WWU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $16,529 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Geophysics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend WWU.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full WWU Geophysics & Seismology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geophysics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $12,871 for far western us region bachelor’s degree geophysics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend University of California - Riverside.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Geophysics & Seismology at UCR

#5

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #5 spot on the list. UCLA is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Los Angeles is $14,279 for far western us region bachelor’s degree geophysics students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at University of California - Los Angeles

#2 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 7 bachelors’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. It costs about $15,329 for far western us region bachelor’s degree geophysics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UC Berkeley.

The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UC Berkeley Geophysics & Seismology Report

#7

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#1 in overall quality

California Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Caltech is a small school located in Pasadena, California that handed out 1 bachelors’s geophysics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $24,274 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Geophysics students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Caltech.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at California Institute of Technology

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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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