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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$8,737 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,765 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 26 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a Nevada college or university. This makes it the #28 most popular major in the state.

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 Schools in Nevada ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nevada to see which 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 Schools in Nevada

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

Best Nevada Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Nevada - Reno to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Nevada. UNR is a very large public school located in the city of Reno.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNR are $8,737 per year.

UNR not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada list.

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$8,737 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada list. Located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas, UNLV is a public school with a very large student population.

UNLV undergraduate students pay an average of $8,737 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNLV not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Nevada list.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 339
Washington 57
Oregon 43
Hawaii 24
Alaska 21

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 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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