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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Kansas

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

In 2020-2021, 33 degrees and certificates were awarded to geological and earth sciences students who went to a Kansas college or university. This makes it the #60 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Kansas to see which ones were the most popular master'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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for geology majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Kansas. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

Women make up 36% of the geology majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Fort Hays State University is a great place for geological and earth sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Hays, FHSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in geology at FHSU, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular geological and earth sciences schools in Kansas. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 59
Minnesota 27
Iowa 22
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.

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 3 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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