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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$22,879 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 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 the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for geology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Our analysis found Missouri State University - Springfield to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Missouri State University - Springfield

#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Kansas is a great value for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at University of Kansas Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value geological and earth sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 59
Minnesota 27
Iowa 22
Kansas 33
Nebraska 7
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 2

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 3 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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