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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$21,519 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 56 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #90 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for geology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Michigan

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

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

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.

Michigan State also took the #3 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

WMU graduate students pay an average of $17,807 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 52
Ohio 75
Indiana 39
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 3 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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