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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$38,846 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #82 most popular major in the country with 2,491 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region 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 the New England Region

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

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Massachusetts Amherst Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Rhode Island is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

URI graduate students pay an average of $29,774 in tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

UCONN graduate students pay an average of $42,237 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Connecticut Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in the New England Region . UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.

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Boston University

Boston, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

Boston U excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Boston University Report

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 36
Connecticut 27
Rhode Island 42
New Hampshire 25
Maine 10
Vermont 3

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 5 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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