2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Virginia, there were 138 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,500 and $23,614 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 geological and earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences. 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia doctor’s degree geology students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Virginia

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at Virginia Tech

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at George Mason University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences (Income Over $110k)

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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