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2026 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools in New York

[Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences](/majors/physical-sciences/geological-and-earth-sciences/geological-and-earth-sciences-geosciences-other/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong other geological & earth sciences/geosciences education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 9 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for other geological & earth sciences/geosciences students.

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• Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools in New York

2026 Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools in New York

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the other geological & earth sciences/geosciences degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences Schools

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University At Buffalo
Buffalo, NY

$10,936 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,250 Avg Student Debt

$70,814 Median Earnings (10yr)

University At Buffalo tops our 2026 list of the best value other geological & earth sciences/geosciences schools in New York. University At Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $10,936, compared with $31,536 for out-of-state students. Other Geological & Earth Sciences/geosciences graduates carry a median of $23,250 in student loans. Other Geological & Earth Sciences/geosciences graduates of University At Buffalo earn a median of $39,696 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. The acceptance rate is 74%.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

$69,314 In-State Tuition & Fees

$15,005 Avg Student Debt

$104,043 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Cornell University earned it the #2 place for other geological & earth sciences/geosciences. Set in the city of Ithaca, Cornell University is a very large private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $69,314. Other Geological & Earth Sciences/geosciences graduates carry a median of $15,005 in student loans. Early-career other geological & earth sciences/geosciences graduates make about $75,976. That is a strong return on a $15,005 median debt. The acceptance rate is 9%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 9 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.