2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Wyoming For Those Making $30-$48k

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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 Wyoming, there were 68 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,000 and $22,741 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

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. 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 Doctorate in Wyoming 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 Wyoming For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for wyoming 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 Wyoming

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

#1 in overall quality

$16,615 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Wyoming For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Laramie, Wyoming, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

UW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wyoming” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW are $16,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW Geological & Earth Sciences Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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