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2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Florida

9 Colleges
$38,434 Avg Salary
$18,372 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Geological & Earth Sciences School for You

Geological & Earth Sciences is the #80 most popular major in Florida with 113 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Florida to see which 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.

Check out the geology programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Florida.

#1

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Miami the most popular school in Florida for geological and earth sciences students. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

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#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, FL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Florida Atlantic University is a great place for geological and earth sciences students. Located in the small city of Boca Raton, FAU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Florida International University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best geological and earth sciences schools in Florida. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Florida International University Report

#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Florida Institute of Technology landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geological and earth sciences programs. Located in the city of Melbourne, Florida Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Geological & Earth Sciences at Florida Institute of Technology Report

#8

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nova Southeastern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geological and earth sciences programs. NUS Florida is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

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The University of West Florida came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the city of Pensacola, UWF is a public college with a large student population.

Read full report on Geological & Earth Sciences at The University of West Florida

Best Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Geological & Earth Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 32
Georgia 33
North Carolina 67
Tennessee 39
Kentucky 7
Louisiana 63
Alabama 12
South Carolina 17
Mississippi 109
Arkansas 13
West Virginia 12

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 9 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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