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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$61,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 251 people earned their degree in geophysics and seismology, making the major the 674th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 26 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geophysics and seismology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The geophysics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

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Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geophysics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geophysics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago also made our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geophysics & Seismology at UChicago

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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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