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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$39,099 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

With 21 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #113 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maryland 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMCP are $16,995 a year.

UMCP also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 185
Pennsylvania 59
New Jersey 34
Delaware 8

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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