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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$15,747 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

With 57 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #61 most popular major in Washington.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Washington to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for geology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

UW Seattle also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

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Out of the 2 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Washington State University

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 339
Oregon 43
Nevada 26
Hawaii 24
Alaska 21

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 2 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong.

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