2022 Best Value Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great paleontology programs and 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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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 Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Paleontology Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paleontology in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. SD Mines is located in Rapid City, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s paleontology degrees to qualified students.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Paleontology Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Paleontology at SD Mines

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Paleontology (With Aid)

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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