Best Graduate Earth Science Programs in US 2019

Ranked by US News in 2018, part of Best Science Schools

More US Graduate School Rankings

* Schools within the same rank range are listed alphabetically.

RANKNAMELOCATIONPEER ASSESSMENT SCORE
#1California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA4.9
#2Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA4.7
#2Stanford UniversityStanford, CA4.7
#2University of California--BerkeleyBerkeley, CA4.7
#5Columbia UniversityPalisades, NY4.6
#5Pennsylvania State University--University ParkUniversity Park, PA4.6
#7University of Texas--AustinAustin, TX4.4
#8Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA4.3
#8University of ArizonaTucson, AZ4.3
#10Princeton UniversityPrinceton, NJ4.2
#10University of Michigan--Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI4.2
#10University of WashingtonSeattle, WA4.2
#13University of California--Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA4.1
#13Yale UniversityNew Haven, CT4.1
#15Arizona State UniversityTempe, AZ4.0
#15Brown UniversityProvidence, RI4.0
#15University of California--San DiegoLa Jolla, CA4.0
#15University of Wisconsin--MadisonMadison, WI4.0
#19Cornell UniversityIthaca, NY3.9
#19University of California--Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA3.9
#19University of California--Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA3.9
#19University of ChicagoChicago, IL3.9
#19University of Colorado--BoulderBoulder, CO3.9
#24Rice UniversityHouston, TX3.8
#24University of California--DavisDavis, CA3.8
#24University of Minnesota--Twin CitiesMinneapolis, MN3.8
#27Washington University in St. LouisSt. Louis, MO3.7
#28Colorado School of MinesGolden, CO3.6
#28University of Maryland--College ParkCollege Park, MD3.6
#28Virginia TechBlacksburg, VA3.6
#31Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD3.5
#31Northwestern UniversityEvanston, IL3.5
#31Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, OR3.5
#31Texas A&M University--College StationCollege Station, TX3.5
#31University of Illinois--Urbana-ChampaignUrbana, IL3.5
#31University of OregonEugene, OR3.5
#31University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles, CA3.5
#38Georgia Institute of TechnologyAtlanta, GA3.4
#38Ohio State UniversityColumbus, OH3.4
#38Stony Brook University--SUNYStony Brook, NY3.4
#41Indiana University--BloomingtonBloomington, IN3.3
#41Purdue University--West LafayetteWest Lafayette, IN3.3
#41University of California--IrvineIrvine, CA3.3
#41University of Hawaii--ManoaHonolulu , HI3.3
#41University of UtahSalt Lake City , UT3.3
#46Duke UniversityDurham, NC3.2
#46New Mexico Institute of Mining and TechnologySocorro, NM3.2
#46University of California--RiversideRiverside, CA3.2
#46University of Massachusetts--AmherstAmherst, MA3.2
#46University of New MexicoAlbuquerque, NM3.2
#46University of WyomingLaramie, WY3.2
#52Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey--New BrunswickPiscataway, NJ3.1
#52University of Alaska--FairbanksFairbanks, AK3.1
#54Dartmouth CollegeHanover, NH3.0
#54Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteTroy, NY3.0
#54Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NY3.0
#54University of FloridaGainesville, FL3.0
#54University of HoustonHouston, TX3.0
#54University of KansasLawrence, KS3.0
#54University of North Carolina--Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC3.0
#54University of OklahomaNorman, OK3.0
#54University of Rhode IslandKingston, RI3.0
#54University of Tennessee--KnoxvilleKnoxville, TN3.0
#64Lehigh UniversityBethlehem, PA2.9
#64Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI2.9
#64University of MiamiCoral Gables, FL2.9
#64University of Nevada--RenoReno, NV2.9
#68Binghamton University--SUNYBinghamton, NY2.8
#68Colorado State UniversityFort Collins, CO2.8
#68North Carolina State UniversityRaleigh, NC2.8
#68Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, TX2.8
#68University of New HampshireDurham, NH2.8
#68University of Notre DameNotre Dame, IN2.8
#68University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA2.8
#68University of RochesterRochester, NY2.8
#68Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, TN2.8
#68Washington State UniversityPullman, WA2.8
#78Boise State UniversityBoise, ID2.7
#78Boston UniversityBoston, MA2.7
#78Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT2.7
#78Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX2.7
#78University of CincinnatiCincinnati, OH2.7
#78University of DelawareNewark, DE2.7
#78University of IowaIowa City, IA2.7
#78University of MissouriColumbia, MO2.7
#78University of MontanaMissoula, MT2.7
#78University of Nebraska--LincolnLincoln, NE2.7
#78University of Nevada--Las VegasLas Vegas, NV2.7
#78Utah State UniversityLogan, UT2.7
#90Louisiana State University--Baton RougeBaton Rouge, LA2.6
#90Miami UniversityOxford, OH2.6
#90Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, MI2.6
#90University at Buffalo--SUNYBuffalo, NY2.6
#90University of GeorgiaAthens, GA2.6
#90University of PittsburghPittsburgh, PA2.6
#90University of South CarolinaColumbia, SC2.6
#90University of South FloridaTampa, FL2.6
#90University of Texas--El PasoEl Paso, TX2.6
#99Baylor UniversityWaco, TX2.5
#99Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL2.5
#99South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, SD2.5
#99St. Louis UniversitySaint Louis, MO2.5
#103Missouri University of Science & TechnologyRolla, MO2.4
#103Tulane UniversityNew Orleans, LA2.4
#103University of IdahoMoscow, ID2.4
#103University of MaineOrono, ME2.4
#107Tufts UniversityMA2.3
#107University of KentuckyLexington, KY2.3
#107University of Texas--DallasRichardson, TX2.3
#107West Virginia UniversityMorgantown, WV2.3
#111University of ConnecticutStorrs, CT2.2
#111University of MemphisMemphis, TN2.2
#111University of Texas--ArlingtonArlington, TX2.2
#114Kent State UniversityKent, OH2.1
#114University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL2.1
#114University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR2.1
#114Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, MI2.1
#118CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York, NY2.0
#118Florida International UniversityMiami, FL2.0
RNPFlorida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, FLN/A
RNPGeorge Mason UniversityFairfax, VAN/A
RNPMississippi State UniversityMississippi State, MSN/A
RNPUniversity of Missouri--Kansas CityKansas City, MON/A
RNPUniversity of North DakotaGrand Forks, NDN/A

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