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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$22,928 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,185 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geological and earth sciences was ranked #82 in the country. In fact 2,491 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region

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

Top 10 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.

UT Austin also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.

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#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

UH also claimed a spot on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Texas Tech University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #5 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. OSU is a very large public school located in the town of Stillwater.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Report

The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geological and earth sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTEP are $16,621 a year.

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#7

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor are $37,674 per year.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Oklahoma graduate students pay an average of $23,876 in tuition and fees each year.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Richardson, UT Dallas is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Dallas are $29,252 per year.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 279
Arizona 53
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 36

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 11 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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