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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,470 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,464 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

With 57 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #61 most popular major in Washington.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Washington 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Washington

Check out the geology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$8,703 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WWU are $8,703 a year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Western Washington University Report

$8,685 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

CWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,685 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Central Washington University Report

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $12,076 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also took the #4 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Washington rankings.

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$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Washington. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wazzu are $12,417 a year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
California 339
Oregon 43
Nevada 26
Hawaii 24
Alaska 21

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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