2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in North Carolina

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.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of geological and earth sciences. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 56 master's degrees in geological and earth sciences during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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

The geology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in North Carolina ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of geological and earth sciences students usually has them for a 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 Master’s Students to Study Geological & Earth Sciences in North Carolina

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

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

20 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in geological and earth sciences needs to take a look at University of North Carolina at Wilmington. UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the city of Wilmington. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in North Carolina.

There were about 20 geological and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UNCW in the most recent data year.

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2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

15 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill if you want to pursue a master's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill 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 master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in North Carolina.

There were approximately 15 geological and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.

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3

North Carolina Central University
Durham, NC

7 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

North Carolina Central University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geological and earth sciences. North Carolina Central University is a medium-sized public university located in the large city of Durham.

There were about 7 geological and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at North Carolina Central University in the most recent year we have data available.

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3

East Carolina University
Greenville, NC

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

East Carolina University 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 city of Greenville, ECU is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in North Carolina.

There were about 7 geological and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, NC

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public university located in the city of Charlotte. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in North Carolina.

There were roughly 6 geological and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

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Duke University
Durham, NC

1 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Durham.

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

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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	206	76
Georgia	186	29
Virginia	175	20
Tennessee	156	37
Alabama	147	24
South Carolina	141	19
Louisiana	140	62
Kentucky	140	9
Mississippi	120	86
Arkansas	119	16
West Virginia	108	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geology

One of 8 majors within the Physical Sciences area of study, Geological & Earth Sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geology Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	45
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	11

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	89
Chemistry	67
Other Physical Science	15
Materials Sciences	10

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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