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2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

9 Ranked Colleges
60 Degrees Awarded
$43,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that 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 the New England region, there were 536 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,500 and $23,973 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 60 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in geological and earth sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geological and earth sciences programs and 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Maine

Orono, Maine
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Orono, Maine, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMaine also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMaine are $28,352, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Maine

#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UMass Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 8 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s geology degrees to qualified students.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at URI

#4

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#5 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 #4 for the Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Connecticut is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 2 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCONN Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Geological & Earth Sciences Report

#6

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Massachusetts Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s geology degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

MIT also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at MIT

#7

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#2 in overall quality

Dartmouth College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Hanover, New Hampshire, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

Dartmouth did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dartmouth are $58,120, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Dartmouth

#8

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Brown University

#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s geology degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Boston University

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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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