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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,581 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

With 63 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #50 most popular major in Louisiana.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana 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 Louisiana

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Lafayette the best value school in Louisiana for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,130 per year.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Louisiana State University are $13,031 a year.

Louisiana State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 32
Florida 113
Georgia 33
North Carolina 67
Tennessee 39
Kentucky 7
Alabama 12
South Carolina 17
Mississippi 109
Arkansas 13
West Virginia 12

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.

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