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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$10,661 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #96 most popular major in Indiana with 39 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

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 Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Indiana 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for geology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Purdue did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in Indiana. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

IU Bloomington did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

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
Illinois 52
Ohio 75
Wisconsin 19

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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