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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Connecticut (With Aid)

1 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$41,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” 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 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.

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. 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 Connecticut For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Connecticut (With Aid)

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s geology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our connecticut doctor’s degree geology students with aid list, UCONN has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Connecticut

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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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