Earth Sciences

Ranked in 2010 | Earth Sciences Rankings Methodology

With an earth sciences graduate degree, scientists may finds jobs in energy companies, engineering firms, research institutions, government agencies, colleges and universities, and more. These are the best earth sciences schools.

Rank School name Score
#13 University of Wisconsin–​Madison

Madison, WI

3.9
#12 Yale University

New Haven, CT

4.0
#9 Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

4.1
#9 University of Michigan–​Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

4.1
#9 University of Texas–​Austin

Austin, TX

4.1
#8 Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

4.2
#7 University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

4.3
#6 Pennsylvania State University–​University Park

University Park, PA

4.4
#5 Columbia University

Palisades, NY

4.5
#4 Stanford University

Stanford, CA

4.6
#3 University of California–​Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

4.7
#1 California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

4.9
#1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

4.9

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Morse Code: Inside the College Rankings by Bob Morse
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