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Best Schools for Geology & Earth Sciences in 2026

103 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Geology & Earth Sciences, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Geology & Earth Sciences graduate earns $39,934/yr across 103 schools.

Programs Ranked

103

Avg Earnings

$39,934/yr

Avg DW Score

50/100

AI Risk

High

50% task exposure

All Geology & Earth Sciences Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Geology & Earth Sciences University of South Florida · Tampa, FL	63 58–65	$48,565/yr	High	22.9x
2	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Wyoming · Laramie, WY	62 56–65	$45,758/yr	High	24.6x
3	Geology & Earth Sciences East Carolina University · Greenville, NC	60 55–63	$44,961/yr	High	20.1x
4	Geology & Earth Sciences Weber State University · Ogden, UT	63 58–64	$47,998/yr	High	17.8x
5	Geology & Earth Sciences California State Polytechnic University-Pomona · Pomona, CA	62 58–63	$49,406/yr	High	15.6x
6	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Houston-Downtown · Houston, TX	63 58–63	$50,894/yr	High	15.5x
7	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Florida-Online · Gainesville, FL	60 55–63	$40,691/yr	High	33.3x
8	Geology & Earth Sciences Fort Hays State University · Hays, KS	61 56–62	$43,421/yr	High	18.3x
9	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Florida · Gainesville, FL	58 53–60	$40,691/yr	High	19.8x
10	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee · Milwaukee, WI	56 50–60	$42,932/yr	High	15.8x
11	Geology & Earth Sciences California State University-Fullerton · Fullerton, CA	55 47–59	$35,509/yr	High	27.0x
12	Geology & Earth Sciences Iowa State University · Ames, IA	58 55–58	$50,150/yr	High	12.0x
13	Geology & Earth Sciences The University of Texas at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX	56 51–58	$42,779/yr	High	14.7x
14	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Utah · Salt Lake City, UT	60 56–60	$49,446/yr	High	12.3x
15	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI	55 48–59	$43,068/yr	High	15.0x
16	Geology & Earth Sciences Georgia State University · Atlanta, GA	54 49–57	$39,375/yr	High	16.2x
17	Geology & Earth Sciences State University of New York at New Paltz · New Paltz, NY	55 50–58	$40,524/yr	High	15.6x
18	Geology & Earth Sciences University of North Carolina at Charlotte · Charlotte, NC	54 49–57	$37,717/yr	High	18.0x
19	Geology & Earth Sciences Texas A & M University-College Station · College Station, TX	53 48–58	$44,585/yr	High	12.9x
20	Geology & Earth Sciences Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX	56 53–57	$49,727/yr	High	11.0x
21	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI	56 52–57	$44,207/yr	High	13.3x
22	Geology & Earth Sciences Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO	51 45–58	$41,158/yr	High	13.7x
23	Geology & Earth Sciences Mississippi State University · Mississippi State, MS	54 50–55	$42,298/yr	High	12.8x
24	Geology & Earth Sciences University of North Carolina Wilmington · Wilmington, NC	55 50–57	$38,459/yr	High	16.6x
25	Geology & Earth Sciences College of Charleston · Charleston, SC	55 52–56	$49,786/yr	High	10.5x
26	Geology & Earth Sciences California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA	56 53–56	$48,489/yr	High	9.9x
27	Geology & Earth Sciences University of California-Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz, CA	51 45–56	$43,362/yr	High	11.5x
28	Geology & Earth Sciences Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	52 47–56	$42,218/yr	High	12.5x
29	Geology & Earth Sciences Kean University · Union, NJ	55 52–55	$50,645/yr	High	9.5x
30	Geology & Earth Sciences University at Buffalo · Buffalo, NY	52 46–56	$39,696/yr	High	13.9x
31	Geology & Earth Sciences SUNY Brockport · Brockport, NY	52 47–55	$37,768/yr	High	14.9x
32	Geology & Earth Sciences Ohio University-Eastern Campus · Saint Clairsville, OH	56 52–56	$38,637/yr	High	14.6x
33	Geology & Earth Sciences Ohio University-Chillicothe Campus · Chillicothe, OH	56 52–56	$38,637/yr	High	14.6x
34	Geology & Earth Sciences Ohio University-Southern Campus · Ironton, OH	56 52–56	$38,637/yr	High	14.6x
35	Geology & Earth Sciences Ohio University-Lancaster Campus · Lancaster, OH	56 52–56	$38,637/yr	High	14.6x
36	Geology & Earth Sciences Ohio University-Zanesville Campus · Zanesville, OH	56 52–56	$38,637/yr	High	14.6x
37	Geology & Earth Sciences Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania · Slippery Rock, PA	53 47–56	$41,094/yr	High	13.4x
38	Geology & Earth Sciences The University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX	52 47–55	$42,062/yr	High	12.1x
39	Geology & Earth Sciences Eastern Connecticut State University · Willimantic, CT	51 47–54	$43,915/yr	High	10.6x
40	Geology & Earth Sciences Winona State University · Winona, MN	50 43–55	$36,984/yr	High	14.7x
41	Geology & Earth Sciences Appalachian State University · Boone, NC	51 46–54	$35,021/yr	High	16.3x
42	Geology & Earth Sciences James Madison University · Harrisonburg, VA	53 50–54	$48,118/yr	High	9.5x
43	Geology & Earth Sciences San Diego State University · San Diego, CA	55 51–55	$41,351/yr	High	11.5x
44	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Northern Colorado · Greeley, CO	54 51–54	$46,954/yr	High	8.8x
45	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Nevada-Las Vegas · Las Vegas, NV	53 50–52	$41,963/yr	High	11.0x
46	Geology & Earth Sciences The University of Texas at Arlington · Arlington, TX	51 47–53	$42,788/yr	High	10.4x
47	Geology & Earth Sciences Western Washington University · Bellingham, WA	50 45–54	$36,802/yr	High	14.3x
48	Geology & Earth Sciences Oregon State University-Cascades Campus · Bend, OR	49 43–55	$39,450/yr	High	12.4x
49	Geology & Earth Sciences University of California-Davis · Davis, CA	50 44–53	$43,462/yr	High	9.8x
50	Geology & Earth Sciences University of California-Irvine · Irvine, CA	47 41–54	$38,804/yr	High	11.5x
51	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Colorado Boulder · Boulder, CO	50 46–52	$46,263/yr	High	8.4x
52	Geology & Earth Sciences Missouri State University-Springfield · Springfield, MO	48 42–53	$34,481/yr	High	14.3x
53	Geology & Earth Sciences Oregon State University · Corvallis, OR	48 42–54	$39,450/yr	High	11.5x
54	Geology & Earth Sciences Portland State University · Portland, OR	48 43–52	$37,831/yr	High	11.9x
55	Geology & Earth Sciences Auburn University · Auburn, AL	52 49–53	$45,588/yr	High	8.1x
56	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ	47 41–53	$38,617/yr	High	11.2x
57	Geology & Earth Sciences Northern Arizona University · Flagstaff, AZ	49 46–51	$42,528/yr	High	9.1x
58	Geology & Earth Sciences Boise State University · Boise, ID	46 39–52	$31,701/yr	High	15.7x
59	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Minnesota-Twin Cities · Minneapolis, MN	49 45–51	$44,825/yr	High	8.2x
60	Geology & Earth Sciences Missouri University of Science and Technology · Rolla, MO	52 48–52	$47,352/yr	High	7.3x
61	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Akron Main Campus · Akron, OH	48 43–52	$39,678/yr	High	10.7x
62	Geology & Earth Sciences Wright State University-Main Campus · Dayton, OH	49 45–51	$39,321/yr	High	10.9x
63	Geology & Earth Sciences Middle Tennessee State University · Murfreesboro, TN	47 41–52	$34,329/yr	High	13.8x
64	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Michigan-Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI	49 45–51	$45,974/yr	High	7.1x
65	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Nevada-Reno · Reno, NV	51 48–51	$39,553/yr	High	10.0x
66	Geology & Earth Sciences Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ	49 46–51	$47,045/yr	High	5.8x
67	Geology & Earth Sciences Rutgers University-Newark · Newark, NJ	49 46–51	$47,045/yr	High	6.1x
68	Geology & Earth Sciences North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC	51 48–51	$38,871/yr	High	9.9x
69	Geology & Earth Sciences Ohio State University-Main Campus · Columbus, OH	48 45–50	$41,156/yr	High	8.8x
70	Geology & Earth Sciences West Virginia University · Morgantown, WV	48 44–50	$36,382/yr	High	11.4x
71	Geology & Earth Sciences University of West Georgia · Carrollton, GA	50 46–51	$33,344/yr	High	13.0x
72	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Kansas · Lawrence, KS	49 46–50	$41,626/yr	High	7.9x
73	Geology & Earth Sciences Southern New Hampshire University · Manchester, NH	49 45–50	$45,727/yr	High	5.9x
74	Geology & Earth Sciences Montclair State University · Montclair, NJ	48 45–50	$43,985/yr	High	6.4x
75	Geology & Earth Sciences Purdue University-Main Campus · West Lafayette, IN	50 47–50	$39,692/yr	High	8.9x
76	Geology & Earth Sciences California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt · Arcata, CA	44 38–49	$29,476/yr	High	14.4x
77	Geology & Earth Sciences Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI	46 41–49	$39,997/yr	High	8.6x
78	Geology & Earth Sciences Montana State University · Bozeman, MT	44 37–49	$29,030/yr	High	14.8x
79	Geology & Earth Sciences Kent State University at Kent · Kent, OH	47 43–48	$40,005/yr	High	8.2x
80	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Pittsburgh-Bradford · Bradford, PA	46 40–49	$38,652/yr	High	9.2x
81	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown · Johnstown, PA	45 40–49	$38,652/yr	High	9.2x
82	Geology & Earth Sciences Kutztown University of Pennsylvania · Kutztown, PA	41 32–51	$28,040/yr	High	14.9x
83	Geology & Earth Sciences Washington State University · Pullman, WA	43 36–50	$33,178/yr	High	11.6x
84	Geology & Earth Sciences Central Michigan University · Mount Pleasant, MI	43 37–47	$35,235/yr	High	9.2x
85	Geology & Earth Sciences University of California-Santa Barbara · Santa Barbara, CA	39 32–49	$30,759/yr	High	11.0x
86	Geology & Earth Sciences Miami University-Oxford · Oxford, OH	43 38–46	$38,478/yr	High	6.5x
87	Geology & Earth Sciences Ohio University-Main Campus · Athens, OH	44 41–46	$38,637/yr	High	6.0x
88	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus · Pittsburgh, PA	42 37–46	$38,652/yr	High	5.9x
89	Geology & Earth Sciences University of South Carolina-Columbia · Columbia, SC	45 42–46	$38,432/yr	High	6.6x
90	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · Champaign, IL	43 39–45	$38,867/yr	High	5.1x
91	Geology & Earth Sciences Grand Valley State University · Allendale, MI	44 40–46	$38,675/yr	High	5.6x
92	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Washington-Seattle Campus · Seattle, WA	39 32–47	$29,724/yr	High	11.1x
93	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Washington-Bothell Campus · Bothell, WA	39 32–47	$29,724/yr	High	11.2x
94	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Illinois Chicago · Chicago, IL	43 39–44	$37,280/yr	High	5.5x
95	Geology & Earth Sciences Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus · Indiana, PA	42 39–43	$34,617/yr	High	6.6x
96	Geology & Earth Sciences Wayne State University · Detroit, MI	38 32–42	$30,723/yr	High	8.0x
97	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Arkansas · Fayetteville, AR	40 37–41	$31,087/yr	High	7.0x
98	Geology & Earth Sciences The University of Tennessee-Knoxville · Knoxville, TN	37 32–41	$30,101/yr	High	7.8x
99	Geology & Earth Sciences University of Wisconsin-Parkside · Kenosha, WI	41 38–41	$29,117/yr	High	8.3x
100	Geology & Earth Sciences Carleton College · Northfield, MN	36 32–39	$40,371/yr	High	0.5x
101	Geology & Earth Sciences SUNY College at Geneseo · Geneseo, NY	37 34–38	$27,395/yr	High	6.6x
102	Geology & Earth Sciences Columbia University in the City of New York · New York, NY	32 27–34	$34,658/yr	High	0.3x
103	Geology & Earth Sciences University of California-Riverside · Riverside, CA	31 26–32	$22,998/yr	High	3.1x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Geology & Earth Sciences?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, University of South Florida ranks #1 for Geology & Earth Sciences with a score of 63/100 and graduate earnings of $48,565/yr.

How much do Geology & Earth Sciences graduates earn?

Across 103 schools, Geology & Earth Sciences graduates earn an average of $39,934/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $50,894/yr.

Is Geology & Earth Sciences a good major for AI resistance?

Geology & Earth Sciences has an average AI task exposure of 50%, rated "High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.