2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Washington

A doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #36 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Washington ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 20 doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences to qualified students.

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This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for geological and earth sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in Washington

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Geology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

16 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Washington. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Washington State University
Pullman, WA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In WA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences needs to check out Washington State University. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Washington. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from Washington State University

 

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	178	127
Oregon	102	22
Nevada	58	3
Hawaii	53	16
Alaska	20	5

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Geological & Earth Sciences Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Geological & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	14
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	6

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	50
Physics	25
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	10
Astronomy & Astrophysics	4

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).
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