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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$38,901 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #127 most popular major in Illinois with 52 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

Check out the geology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

UIUC also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #4.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Northwestern is ranked #1 for overall quality for geology in Illinois.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also took the #2 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 56
Ohio 75
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 19

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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