2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Alaska

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #66 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Alaska to determine which ones were the most popular for geological and earth sciences students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 21 bachelor's degrees in geological and earth sciences to qualified students.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for geological and earth sciences.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in Alaska

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Geology Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

14 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Alaska Fairbanks is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public university with a medium-sized student population. More information about a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences from University of Alaska Fairbanks

2

University of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Alaska Anchorage is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the city of Anchorage, UAA is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in geological and earth sciences from University of Alaska Anchorage

 

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	254	722
Washington	229	344
Oregon	178	92
Nevada	117	59
Hawaii	115	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geology

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Geology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	21

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	13
Physics	5

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.