2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Washington
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$33,400
Avg Cost*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geology Major in Washington” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 8,124 people earned their degree in geological & earth sciences, making the major the 95th most popular in the United States. In , geological & earth sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $38,869 and had an average of $22,278 in loans still to pay off.
Across Washington, there were 379 geological & earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,464 and $20,351 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 geological & earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,724 and $148,032 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geology Major in Washington” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geological & earth sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in geological & earth sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geology Major in Washington
The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree geology students.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Washington
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geology Major in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UW Seattle Geological & Earth Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geology Major in Washington list. Located in Pullman, Washington, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geology students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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