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2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$41,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

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 Connecticut, there were 107 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,700 and $24,375 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Making $75-$110k. Storrs, Connecticut is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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