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2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Tennessee

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$10,493 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,897 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

With 39 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #65 most popular major in Tennessee.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Tennessee ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in Tennessee 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Tennessee

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

Best Tennessee Schools for Affordable Quality in Geological & Earth Sciences

$9,438 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named East Tennessee State University the best value school in Tennessee for geological and earth sciences students. ETSU is a large public school located in the city of Johnson City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ETSU are $9,438 per year.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at East Tennessee State University Report

$13,244 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UT Knoxville are $13,244 a year.

UT Knoxville also made our Best Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Tennessee list, coming in at #5.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Report

$9,232 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Tennessee list. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,232 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN
$10,056 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Memphis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Tennessee. UofM is a very large public school located in the large city of Memphis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UofM are $10,056 per year.

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Best Value Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 32
Florida 113
Georgia 33
North Carolina 67
Kentucky 7
Louisiana 63
Alabama 12
South Carolina 17
Mississippi 109
Arkansas 13
West Virginia 12

One of 8 majors within the area of study, geological and earth sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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