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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$14,770 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,329 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #84 most popular major in New Jersey with 34 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value programs for geology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in New Jersey

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

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ
$13,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Montclair State University to be the best value school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $13,298 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great value for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers Newark are $15,208 a year.

Rutgers Newark did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in New Jersey list.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Rutgers University - Newark Report

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 185
Pennsylvania 59
Maryland 21
Delaware 8

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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