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

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 Tennessee to determine which ones were the best for geological & earth sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 42 master's degrees in geological & earth sciences to qualified students.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Geology

1

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

15 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Memphis if you want to pursue a master's degree in geological & earth sciences. UofM is a very large public university located in the city of Memphis.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from University of Memphis

2

East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TN

12 Annual Graduates

East Tennessee State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geological & earth sciences. Located in the small city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in geological & earth sciences from East Tennessee State University

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	62
Georgia	190	30
Virginia	182	14
North Carolina	178	48
Alabama	151	11
Kentucky	147	7
Louisiana	147	43
South Carolina	146	12
Mississippi	145	102
Arkansas	121	9
West Virginia	112	10

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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	42

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	33
Physics	19
Materials Sciences	2

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.