2023 Most Focused Colleges for Paleontology in the Southwest Region
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Paleontology Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Paleontology is the 1349th most popular major in the country with 20 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2 paleontology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
That schools that top this list have a program in paleontology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Paleontology Schools
The paleontology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools Highly Focused on Paleontology Major in the Southwest Region”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Schools Highly Focused on Paleontology Major in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Paleontology Major in the Southwest Region”.
Top 1 Most Focused Colleges for Paleontology in the Southwest Region
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Paleontology Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mesalands Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Tucumcari, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 ’s paleontology degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Paleontology at Mesalands Community College
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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
Credits
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong.