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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$12,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Bachelor's in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 8,918 people earned their degree in geological and earth sciences, making the major the 84th most popular in the United States. 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 Delaware, there were 25 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,767 and $24,717 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological and earth sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geological and earth sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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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 Geology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Delaware

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Bachelor’s in Delaware For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Delaware” list. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $12,236 for delaware bachelor’s degree geology students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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