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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$10,955 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

With 21 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #113 most popular major in Maryland.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

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 Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Maryland 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. 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 Schools in Maryland

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

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in Maryland for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $10,955 per year.

UMCP also took the #2 spot in our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland rankings.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD
$58,720 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Johns Hopkins undergraduate students pay an average of $58,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Johns Hopkins also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Maryland list, coming in at #1.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Johns Hopkins University

Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 185
Pennsylvania 59
New Jersey 34
Delaware 8

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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