2025 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

If you plan on getting your master's degree in geological & earth sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #82 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for geological & earth sciences students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 master's degrees in geological & earth sciences during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geological & earth sciences students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geological & earth sciences students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt geological & earth sciences students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geological & earth sciences related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geological & earth sciences students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The geology 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 the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Ohio.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in Ohio

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geological & earth sciences.

Top Ohio Schools for a Master's in Geology

1

Ohio University - Athens Campus
Athens, OH

41 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Ohio University - Athens Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in geological & earth sciences. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public university located in the town of Athens.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from Ohio University - Athens Campus

2

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, OH

14 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Bowling Green State University - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a master's degree in geological & earth sciences. BGSU is a large public university located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	221	19
Michigan	211	29
Indiana	191	25
Wisconsin	173	12

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Geological & Earth Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Geological & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	85
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	4

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	154
Physics	80
Astronomy & Astrophysics	8
Materials Sciences	8
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	6
General Physical Sciences	1

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.