2025 Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
1College in the Rocky Mountains Region
37Geophysics Degrees Awarded
Geophysics & Seismology isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #757 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
There was only one school in the Rocky Mountains Region to review for the 2025 Best Geophysics & Seismology Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
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Best Schools for Geophysics & Seismology in the Rocky Mountains Region
The schools below may not offer all types of geophysics degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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