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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology in Illinois (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$61,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” 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 Illinois, there were 14 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 geophysics and seismology graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geophysics and seismology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geophysics and seismology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geophysics & Seismology in Illinois (With Aid)

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geophysics Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Getting Aid. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geophysics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geophysics & Seismology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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