2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

With 86 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #55 most popular major in Colorado.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Colorado ranking.

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.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate School

#1

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, CO

1 Graduate Certificates

#1 in Quality in Colorado

$19,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado School of Mines the best value school in Colorado for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mines are $19,532 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mines is ranked #1 for overall quality for geology in Colorado.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado School of Mines Report

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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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