2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paleontology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Paleontology is the 1257th most popular major in the country with 10 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Plains States region, there were 3 paleontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 paleontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent paleontology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the paleontology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paleontology (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 2 masters’s paleontology degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines also made our “Best Paleontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Paleontology at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paleontology (Income $75-$110k)

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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