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

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.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Rhode Island ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

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

Brown University
Providence, RI

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences needs to take a look at Brown University. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from Brown University

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is a popular option for students interested in a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences. URI is a large public university located in the suburb of Kingston. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Rhode Island. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from University of Rhode Island

 

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	147	23
Connecticut	95	19
Maine	46	6
New Hampshire	44	4

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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	11
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	3

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	18
Physics	16

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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