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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Hawaii

1 Ranked Colleges
9 Degrees Awarded
$34,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Hawaii, there were 43 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,413 and $117,900 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geological and earth sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for hawaii doctor’s degree geology students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Hawaii For Those Making $30-$48k list. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Hawaii” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

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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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