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

14 Colleges
$40,791 Avg Salary
$24,175 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences 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 Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the most popular school for geological and earth sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

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#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

Out of the 14 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Colorado Boulder helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

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Boise State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boise.

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Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Provo.

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With a ranking of #8, Montana State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Montana Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

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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 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 14 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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