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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for geology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our analysis found Wright State University - Main Campus to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public college with a large student population.

About 47% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 53% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in geology at Michigan Tech, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Of the 11 students majoring in geology at Purdue, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Out of the 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 29% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 71% are male.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in geology at BGSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Western Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

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

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#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #9, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

About 80% of the students majoring in geology at the school are women while 20% are male.

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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 Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 56
Illinois 52
Ohio 75
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 19

Geological & Earth Sciences is one of 8 different types of programs to choose from.

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 27 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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