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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in geological and earth sciences, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #76 in the country in terms of popularity. 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 Rhode Island to determine which ones were the most popular for geological and earth sciences students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 23 master'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 Master’s Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in Rhode Island

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Geology Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

13 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Rhode Island is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Rhode Island. More information about a master’s in geological and earth sciences from University of Rhode Island

2

Brown University
Providence, RI

10 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Brown University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Rhode Island. More information about a master’s in geological and earth sciences from Brown University

 

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	215	21
Connecticut	150	21
New Hampshire	102	11
Vermont	88	10
Maine	86	11

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Geological & Earth Sciences Related Rankings by Major

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.

Geology Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	13
Geology & Earth Sciences	10

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	33
Chemistry	18

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.