2025 Best Geophysics & Seismology Doctor's Degree Schools

a doctor's degree in geophysics & seismology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #185 out of 862 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Geophysics & Seismology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 doctor's degrees in geophysics & seismology during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geophysics & Seismology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The geophysics doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to geophysics & seismology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geophysics & seismology students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geophysics & seismology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geophysics & seismology students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Geophysics & Seismology Schools

The geophysics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geophysics & Seismology Doctor's Degree Schools.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Geophysics & Seismology in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in geophysics & seismology.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Geophysics

1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in geophysics & seismology. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in geophysics & seismology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2

Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M University - College Station is a great choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in geophysics & seismology. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in geophysics & seismology from Texas A&M University - College Station

3

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in geophysics & seismology. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in geophysics & seismology from University of California - Los Angeles

4

University of Houston
Houston, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Houston if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in geophysics & seismology. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in geophysics & seismology from University of Houston

Geophysics & Seismology by Region

View the Best Geophysics & Seismology Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Geophysics & Seismology Related Rankings by Major

One of 7 majors within the Geological & Earth Sciences area of study, Geophysics & Seismology has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Geophysics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Geology & Earth Sciences	497
Chemical & Physical Oceanography	109
Other Geological & Earth Sciences/Geosciences	74
Hydrology & Water Resources Science	22
Geochemistry	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Kelvinsong. More about our data sources and methodologies.