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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$25,154 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #82 most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

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

Top 10 Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri State University - Springfield. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 per year.

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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WMU are $26,248 a year.

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#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

The excellent graduate certificate programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in the United States. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $20,743 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

UNO graduate students pay an average of $13,678 in tuition and fees each year.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 a year.

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Montana State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geological and earth sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a large student population.

MSU Bozeman graduate students pay an average of $22,391 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate geological and earth sciences programs. UMass Lowell is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lowell.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Lowell are $26,990 a year.

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#9

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

University of Utah came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for geological and earth sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at KU are $25,007 a year.

KU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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Geological & Earth Sciences by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 17 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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