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2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree School for You

With 39 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #65 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee

The following schools top our list of the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Tennessee Schools for a Master's in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best school in Tennessee for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. ETSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Johnson City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the midsize city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Tennessee. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 32
Florida 113
Georgia 33
North Carolina 67
Kentucky 7
Louisiana 63
Alabama 12
South Carolina 17
Mississippi 109
Arkansas 13
West Virginia 12

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Geology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Chemistry 5,005
Physics 3,727
Materials Sciences 448
Astronomy & Astrophysics 371
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 342

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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