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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

With 12 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #71 most popular major in West Virginia.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 West Virginia ranking.

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.

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

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree School

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our analysis found West Virginia University to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in West Virginia. WVU is a very large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WVU are $10,332 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WVU is ranked #3 for overall quality for geology in West Virginia.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at West Virginia University

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools 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
Louisiana 63
Alabama 12
South Carolina 17
Mississippi 109
Arkansas 13

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 values are for the top school 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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