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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for geology majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at San Antonio the most popular school in the Southwest Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

About 25% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. New Mexico Tech is a small public school located in the town of Socorro.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at New Mexico Highlands University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Southwest Region . New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the town of Las Vegas.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great place for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at The University of Texas at Arlington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Southwest Region . UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the city of Arlington.

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best geological and earth sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 279
Arizona 53
Oklahoma 62
New Mexico 36

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 6 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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