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

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 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Michigan ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 15 doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Geological & Earth Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in geology matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Michigan ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for geological and earth sciences, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

More Ways to Rank Geological & Earth Sciences Schools

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. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for geological and earth sciences.

 

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

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 Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences has to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Michigan.

There were roughly 9 geological and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Michigan State University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Michigan.

There were about 3 geological and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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3

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences needs to look into Western Michigan University. WMU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Kalamazoo. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Michigan.

There were roughly 2 geological and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at WMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from Western Michigan University

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Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Michigan Technological University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Houghton.

There were approximately 1 geological and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent data year.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	19
Ohio	144	9
Indiana	130	14
Wisconsin	104	11

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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	13
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	109
Physics	83
Materials Sciences	13
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	11
Astronomy & Astrophysics	6

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.