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

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.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the most popular for geological and earth sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 8 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 Mississippi

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

Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, MS

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences needs to check out Mississippi State University. Mississippi State is a very large public university located in the remote town of Mississippi State. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Mississippi. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from Mississippi State University

2

University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern Mississippi is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Southern Miss is a large public university located in the small city of Hattiesburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Mississippi. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from University of Southern Mississippi

 

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	143	54
Virginia	126	11
Georgia	124	12
North Carolina	113	17
Louisiana	99	14
Tennessee	98	9
Alabama	94	2
South Carolina	88	2
Kentucky	86	5
Arkansas	57	5
West Virginia	49	3

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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
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	6
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	29
Physics	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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