2021 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida
2Colleges
148Bachelor's Degrees
$25,395Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools for Non-Traditional Students
With 148 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, geological & earth sciences is the #111 most popular major in Florida. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Florida ranking, we looked at 2 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 Florida
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 South Florida - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in Florida that are best for non-traditional geological & earth sciences students. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population. USF Tampa also took the #1 spot in our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Florida rankings.
About 1.2% of USF Tampa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 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.
Our rankings recognize University of Florida as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population. UF also made our Best Colleges for Geological & Earth Sciences in Florida list, coming in at #2.
The student loan default rate at UF is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 22,865 students take at least one class online at UF. 11,205 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 2 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).
With 148 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, geological & earth sciences is the #111 most popular major in Florida. This means that 2.7% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
