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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
57 Degrees Awarded
$38,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geological & Earth Sciences is the 84th most popular major in the country with 8,918 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geological and earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $35,533 and had an average of $23,531 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 596 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,000 and $23,902 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological and earth sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geological and earth sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new york doctor’s degree geology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in New York

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Cornell

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 21 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

#3

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rochester landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Rochester did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

Full University of Rochester Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at Stony Brook University

#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Binghamton University

#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#6 in overall quality

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at University at Buffalo

#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#8 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in New York For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

Full RPI Geological & Earth Sciences Report

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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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