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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

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$56,185 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

With 279 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, geological and earth sciences is the #58 most popular major in Texas.

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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Texas to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geological & Earth Sciences program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Our 2023 rankings named University of Houston the most popular school in Texas for geological and earth sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 35% of the geology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in Texas. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 27% of the geology majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

About 45% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 55% are male.

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#4

Rice University

Houston, TX

Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in geology at Rice, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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#5

Baylor University

Waco, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Baylor University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in Texas. Located in the medium-sized city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 60% are male.

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Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the geology majors at the school.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UT Dallas is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richardson.

About 50% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 50% are male.

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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso

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Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 53
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 36

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 9 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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