2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region
6Colleges
356Bachelor's Degrees
$29,199Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking looked at 6 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.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geology Schools for Non-Traditional Students list to help you make the college decision.
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2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Rocky Mountains 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
University of Wyoming has taken the #1 spot in this year's geological & earth sciences ranking for non-traditional students. UW is a large public school located in the remote town of Laramie. UW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 5,894 students at UW that take at least one class online. About 2,493 of the students at UW are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of Colorado Boulder as the #2 school in this year's rankings. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder. CU - Boulder not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. There are approximately 24,299 students at CU - Boulder that take at least one class online. 7,631 of CU - Boulder students are attending part time.
Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #3 spot in our 2021 best geological & earth sciences schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
About 0.8% of Colorado State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 12,180 students at Colorado State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 9,631 part time students in attendance at Colorado State.
Fort Lewis College earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the distant town of Durango, FLC is a public school with a small student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, FLC has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at FLC is lower than is typical, just 2.3% of students default in three years. There are approximately 1,249 students at FLC that take at least one class online. 615 of FLC students are attending part time.
Boise State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population. Boise State also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
About 1.0% of Boise State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 10,868 students take at least one class online at Boise State. About 11,239 of the students at Boise State are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize Montana State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bozeman. MSU Bozeman also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.2%. Approximately 2,510 students take at least one class online at MSU Bozeman. 3,804 students are part time.
Non-Traditional Student Rankings in Majors Related to Geology
Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of Physical Sciences programs to choose from.
Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 6 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).
