{"id":216073,"date":"2024-07-08T09:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-07-08T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=216073"},"modified":"2024-07-08T09:26:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T13:26:02","slug":"uconn-earth-sciences-department-ranked-in-top-25-by-college-factual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/07\/uconn-earth-sciences-department-ranked-in-top-25-by-college-factual\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Earth Sciences Department Ranked in Top 25 by College Factual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/earthsciences.uconn.edu\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">The Department of Earth Sciences<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> at the University of Connecticut was ranked in the top 25 colleges for geological and earth sciences by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/majors\/physical-sciences\/geological-and-earth-sciences\/rankings\/top-ranked\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">College Factual<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> in 2024.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">College Factual<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> looked at 183 schools in the United States offering Associates, Bachelor\u2019s, Master\u2019s, and Doctoral degrees in geological and earth sciences.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">UConn\u2019s department offers a bachelor\u2019s, master\u2019s, and doctoral degree and ranked <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">No. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">16 overall for best geological and earth sciences degree.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">master\u2019s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> program was ranked No. 9, while the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/majors\/physical-sciences\/geological-and-earth-sciences\/rankings\/top-ranked\/bachelors-degrees\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">bachelor\u2019s<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/majors\/physical-sciences\/geological-and-earth-sciences\/rankings\/best-graduate-schools\/doctorate-degrees\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">doctoral<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> degrees were ranked No. 19.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The department was also ranked as the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/majors\/physical-sciences\/geological-and-earth-sciences\/rankings\/top-ranked\/new-england\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">top university<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> for a geological and earth sciences degree in New England.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">College Factual determines its rankings by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegefactual.com\/inside\/methodologies\/best-colleges-methodology\/#field-of-study\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">evaluating<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> 11 broad factors such as accreditation, student caliber, educational resources, and post-graduation earnings.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u202f<\/span><span 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