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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, geological and earth sciences was ranked #82 in the country. In fact 2,491 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the geology graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Rocky Mountains Region .

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Utah the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the # 2 spot on the list. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at Colorado School of Mines

#4

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Idaho State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 86
Utah 44
Idaho 20
Montana 24
Wyoming 19

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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