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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #82 most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in the Plains States Region for geological and earth sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 29% of the geology majors at the school.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Plains States Region . KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 33% of the geology majors at the school.

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#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Emporia 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 Plains States Region . Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 59
Minnesota 27
Iowa 22
Kansas 33
Nebraska 7
North Dakota 0
South Dakota 2

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

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 5 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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