by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geological & Earth Sciences is the 95th most popular major in the country with 8,124 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 South Dakota, there were 16 geological & earth sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota list. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geology degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Geology Major in South Dakota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. Vermillion, South Dakota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s geology degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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