2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
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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 Southeast Region ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree 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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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 Southeast Region
Check out the geology programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has taken the #1 spot in this year's geological & earth sciences ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population. Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
About 1.8% of Louisiana State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 15,086 students at Louisiana State University that take at least one class online. 5,959 of Louisiana State University students are attending part time.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
University of South Florida - Main Campus comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,899 students take at least one class online at USF Tampa. About 13,938 of the students at USF Tampa are attending part time.
Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report
Mississippi State University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State. Mississippi State also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at Mississippi State is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,015 students take at least one class online at Mississippi State. 4,224 of Mississippi State students are attending part time.
Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Mississippi State University
Our rankings recognize West Virginia University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown. As a testament to the quality of education offered at WVU, the school also landed the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 2.9% of WVU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,100 students at WVU that take at least one class online. 3,190 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population. UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.1%. Approximately 12,626 students take at least one class online at UT Knoxville. 3,889 students are part time.
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The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to James Madison University. Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public college with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, JMU has also earned the #6 rank in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at JMU is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 6,740 students at JMU that take at least one class online. 2,328 of JMU students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Charlotte as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population. UNC Charlotte also took the #9 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region rankings.
About 1.7% of UNC Charlotte students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 16,634 students take at least one class online at UNC Charlotte. 7,045 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of North Carolina at Wilmington. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the city of Wilmington. UNCW not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #8 on our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at UNCW is lower than is typical, just 1.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,583 students take at least one class online at UNCW. 4,896 of UNCW students are attending part time.
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Georgia State University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.3%. Approximately 19,669 students take at least one class online at Georgia State. About 9,276 of the students at Georgia State are attending part time.
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