2025 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Oregon
3Colleges in Oregon
126Geology Degrees Awarded
$43,196Avg Early-Career Salary
Geological & Earth Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #95 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of geological & earth sciences. Combined, these schools handed out 126 degrees in geological & earth sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Geological & Earth Sciences School
The geology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Geological & Earth Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences in Oregon
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geology degree levels they offer.
It is hard to beat Oregon State University if you wish to pursue a degree in geological & earth sciences. Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were about 64 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the geology program state that they receive average early career wages of $39,450.
Portland State University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geological & earth sciences. Portland State University is a very large public university located in the city of Portland. This university ranks 5th out of 29 schools for overall quality in the state of Oregon.
There were roughly 25 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Portland State University in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the geology program report average early career earnings of $37,831.
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University of Oregon is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in geological & earth sciences. UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.
There were roughly 31 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The geology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences rankings. We derive our Best Overall Geological & Earth Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
