2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
8Colleges
952Bachelor's Degrees
$26,684Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
For this year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a bachelor's in geology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geological & earth sciences programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the geological & earth sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Middle Atlantic Region
Check out the geology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Pennsylvania State University - Main Campus has taken the #1 spot in this year's geological & earth sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Penn State University Park is a very large public school located in the city of University Park. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. All of Penn State University Park students are attending part time.
West Chester University of Pennsylvania earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. WCUPA is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of West Chester. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCUPA, the school also landed the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 1.2% of WCUPA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,464 students take at least one class online at WCUPA. About 3,854 of the students at WCUPA are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Bloomsburg. Bloomsburg not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
About 2.5% of Bloomsburg students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,407 students take at least one class online at Bloomsburg. There are roughly 1,056 part time students in attendance at Bloomsburg.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population. Pitt also took the #2 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
About 1.3% of Pitt students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,643 students take at least one class online at Pitt. There are roughly 6,672 part time students in attendance at Pitt.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. Located in the town of Slippery Rock, SRU is a public college with a medium-sized student population. SRU also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.
About 1.5% of SRU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,848 students at SRU that take at least one class online. About 1,343 of the students at SRU are attending part time.
The #6 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at IUP, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
About 2.6% of IUP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,692 students take at least one class online at IUP. About 2,127 of the students at IUP are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Edinboro University of Pennsylvania as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Edinboro, the school also landed the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.0%. Approximately 1,171 students take at least one class online at Edinboro. 930 students are part time.
SUNY New Paltz comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of New Paltz. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, SUNY New Paltz has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 2,808 students take at least one class online at SUNY New Paltz. 1,022 of SUNY New Paltz students are attending part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Geology
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 8 schools only.
References
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).
