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

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 South Carolina ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 7 doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences to qualified students.

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

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 South Carolina - Columbia
Columbia, SC

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In SC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of South Carolina - Columbia if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences. UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbia. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geological and earth sciences in South Carolina. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from University of South Carolina - Columbia

2

Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Coastal Carolina University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the small city of Conway, Coastal Carolina University is a public university with a large student population. More information about a doctorate in geological and earth sciences from Coastal Carolina University

 

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 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
Kentucky	86	5
Mississippi	72	9
Arkansas	57	5
West Virginia	49	3

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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	6
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Chemistry	41
Physics	13

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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