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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$30,602 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Geological & Earth Sciences

Our analysis found The University of Texas at San Antonio to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . UTSA is a very large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 per year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $33,644 per year.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences colleges 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 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.

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