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

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 3 schools in Virginia 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 17 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. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Virginia ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

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 Virginia

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

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in geological and earth sciences needs to look into Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Virginia.

There were about 9 geological and earth sciences students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Old Dominion University
Norfolk, VA

7 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Old Dominion University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in geological and earth sciences. Old Dominion is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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

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3

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

George Mason University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in geological and earth sciences. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in geological and earth sciences in Virginia.

There were approximately 1 geological and earth sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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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
North Carolina	167	45
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	10
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	7

Most Popular Majors Related to Geology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Physics	54
Chemistry	49
Astronomy & Astrophysics	9
General Physical Sciences	2
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology	1

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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