2025 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the New England Region
8Colleges in the New England Region
597Geology Degrees Awarded
$43,196Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in geological & earth sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #95 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 597 degrees in geological & earth sciences to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Geological & Earth Sciences School
The geology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geological & earth sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Geological & Earth Sciences Rankings by Degree Level
The geology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the New England Region.
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Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences in the New England Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geology degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is hard to beat Massachusetts Institute of Technology if you want to pursue a degree in geological & earth sciences. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.
There were roughly 35 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent year we have data available.
Boston University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in geological & earth sciences. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.
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Any student who is interested in geological & earth sciences needs to check out University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. UNH is a large public university located in the fringe town of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were about 24 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in geological & earth sciences has to take a look at University of Connecticut. Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 26 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #60 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 29 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.
Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 10 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Williams in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were approximately 97 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at SNHU in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the geological & earth sciences major at Southern New Hampshire University get $2,531 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
ECSU is a small public university located in the town of Willimantic. This university ranks 15th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 15 geological & earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at ECSU in the most recent data year. After graduation, geology degree recipients generally earn around $43,915 at the beginning of their careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The geology program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geological & Earth Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geological & earth sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
