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General Geology and Earth Science Schools in the West
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191
Listed
Our 2024 rankings contain 191 schools offering general geology majors in
Alaska
,
Arizona
,
California
,
Colorado
,
Hawaii
,
Idaho
,
Montana
,
Nevada
,
New Mexico
,
Oregon
,
Utah
,
Washington
, and
Wyoming
.
Our team ranks
Colorado School of Mines
(Golden, CO),
Washington State University
(Pullman, WA), and
Stanford University
the top three general geology schools in the West.
See the best 50 general geology colleges in the West below or
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by program, state, or city in the West.
Top 50 general geology schools in the West:
1. Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO, 5 general geology programs
2. Washington State University
Pullman, WA, 3 general geology programs
3. Stanford University
Stanford, CA, 5 general geology programs
4. California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA, 3 general geology programs
5. University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, 5 general geology programs
6. University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA, 4 general geology programs
7. University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA, 3 general geology programs
8. University of California Irvine
Irvine, CA, 4 general geology programs
9. University of California Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA, 4 general geology programs
10. University of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA, 4 general geology programs
11. University of Washington Seattle
Seattle, WA, 5 general geology programs
12. University of California Davis
Davis, CA, 3 general geology programs
13. University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA, 4 general geology programs
14. California State University Long Beach
Long Beach, CA, 3 general geology programs
15. Brigham Young University
Provo, UT, 2 general geology programs
16. California State University Fullerton
Fullerton, CA, 4 general geology programs
17. San Diego State University
San Diego, CA, 2 general geology programs
18. California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA, 1 general geology program
19. University of California Riverside
Riverside, CA, 3 general geology programs
20. University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ, 5 general geology programs
21. University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO, 3 general geology programs
22. Colorado State University Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO, 3 general geology programs
23. University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT, 5 general geology programs
24. Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR, 4 general geology programs
25. University of Oregon
Eugene, OR, 4 general geology programs
26. California State Polytechnic University Pomona
Pomona, CA, 3 general geology programs
27. Arizona State University Immersion
Tempe, AZ, 2 general geology programs
28. University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY, 4 general geology programs
29. California State University Sacramento
Sacramento, CA, 2 general geology programs
30. University of Hawaii
Honolulu, HI, 3 general geology programs
31. University of Nevada Reno
Reno, NV, 3 general geology programs
32. California State University Northridge
Northridge, CA, 3 general geology programs
33. San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA, 5 general geology programs
34. University of Idaho
Moscow, ID, 3 general geology programs
35. California State University Fresno
Fresno, CA, 2 general geology programs
36. Montana State University
Bozeman, MT, 4 general geology programs
37. University of Nevada Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, 6 general geology programs
38. University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM, 3 general geology programs
39. Portland State University
Portland, OR, 4 general geology programs
40. Utah State University
Logan, UT, 4 general geology programs
41. University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK, 3 general geology programs
42. New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
Socorro, NM, 3 general geology programs
43. California State University Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, 2 general geology programs
44. Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ, 2 general geology programs
45. Boise State University
Boise, ID, 3 general geology programs
46. The University of Montana
Missoula, MT, 4 general geology programs
47. Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID, 8 general geology programs
48. Claremont McKenna College
Claremont, CA, 1 general geology program
49. Pomona College
Claremont, CA, 1 general geology program
50. Colorado College
Colorado Springs, CO, 1 general geology program
General geology & earth science schools in the West by state:
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Hawaii
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
General geology schools in other regions:
Midwest
: 120 schools
Northeast
: 127 schools
South
: 131 schools
Southeast
: 78 schools
Popular geology school cities in the West:
in
Alaska
:
Anchorage
: 1 school
Fairbanks
: 1 school
in
Arizona
:
Flagstaff
: 1 school
Tempe
: 2 schools
Tucson
: 1 school
in
California
:
Arcata
: 1 school
Bakersfield
: 2 schools
Berkeley
: 1 school
Chico
: 1 school
Claremont
: 4 schools
Davis
: 1 school
Fresno
: 2 schools
Fullerton
: 2 schools
Hayward
: 1 school
Irvine
: 2 schools
La Jolla
: 1 school
Long Beach
: 2 schools
Los Angeles
: 5 schools
Merced
: 2 schools
Northridge
: 1 school
Pasadena
: 2 schools
Pomona
: 1 school
Riverside
: 2 schools
Rohnert Park
: 1 school
Sacramento
: 4 schools
San Bernardino
: 2 schools
San Diego
: 4 schools
San Francisco
: 2 schools
San Jose
: 1 school
San Luis Obispo
: 2 schools
Santa Barbara
: 2 schools
Santa Cruz
: 1 school
Stanford
: 1 school
Turlock
: 1 school
in
Colorado
:
Boulder
: 1 school
Denver
: 1 school
Durango
: 1 school
Fort Collins
: 1 school
Golden
: 1 school
Grand Junction
: 1 school
Greeley
: 1 school
Gunnison
: 1 school
in
Hawaii
:
Honolulu
: 1 school
in
Idaho
:
Boise
: 1 school
Moscow
: 1 school
Pocatello
: 1 school
Rexburg
: 1 school
in
Montana
:
Bozeman
: 1 school
Butte
: 1 school
Missoula
: 1 school
in
Nevada
:
Las Vegas
: 2 schools
Reno
: 2 schools
in
New Mexico
:
Albuquerque
: 2 schools
Las Cruces
: 1 school
Las Vegas
: 1 school
Socorro
: 1 school
in
Oregon
:
Corvallis
: 1 school
Eugene
: 1 school
Monmouth
: 1 school
Portland
: 1 school
in
Utah
:
Cedar City
: 1 school
Logan
: 1 school
Ogden
: 1 school
Orem
: 1 school
Provo
: 1 school
Salt Lake City
: 3 schools
in
Washington
:
Bellingham
: 1 school
Bothell
: 1 school
Cheney
: 1 school
Ellensburg
: 1 school
Pullman
: 1 school
Seattle
: 1 school
Tacoma
: 2 schools
Walla Walla
: 1 school
in
Wyoming
:
Laramie
: 1 school
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