Geophysics and Seismology Colleges

A program that focuses on the scientific study of the physics of solids and its application to the study of the earth and other planets. Includes instruction in gravimetric, seismology, earthquake forecasting, magnetrometry, electrical properties of solid bodies, plate tectonics, active deformation, thermodynamics, remote sensing, geodesy, and laboratory simulations of geological processes.

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 27,309 per year

Occidental College

Los Angeles, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 30,724 per year

Stanford University

Stanford, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,200 per year

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, California
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,512 per year (In-State)
$ 23,961 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,614 per year (In-State)
$ 16,770 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,504 per year (In-State)
$ 9,984 per year (Out-of-State)

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,872 per year (In-State)
$ 7,408 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,629 per year

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,292 per year (In-State)
$ 10,336 per year (Out-of-State)

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,650 per year

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
Avg. School Cost:
$ 31,530 per year

Michigan Technological University

Houghton, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,560 per year (In-State)
$ 18,750 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,826 per year (In-State)
$ 15,204 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Avg. School Cost:
$ 7,140 per year (In-State)
$ 18,770 per year (Out-of-State)

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,495 per year (In-State)
$ 16,272 per year (Out-of-State)

Saint Louis University-Main Campus

Saint Louis, Missouri
Avg. School Cost:
$ 24,760 per year

University of Nevada-Reno

Reno, Nevada
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,060 per year (In-State)
$ 12,527 per year (Out-of-State)

New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Socorro, New Mexico
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,156 per year (In-State)
$ 9,975 per year (Out-of-State)

SUNY College at Geneseo

Geneseo, New York
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,350 per year (In-State)
$ 10,610 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Akron Main Campus

Akron, Ohio
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,810 per year (In-State)
$ 15,534 per year (Out-of-State)

Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,490 per year (In-State)
$ 6,990 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

Norman, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 2,862 per year (In-State)
$ 10,755 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, Oklahoma
Avg. School Cost:
$ 18,780 per year

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
Avg. School Cost:
$ 32,264 per year

University of South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina
Avg. School Cost:
$ 6,914 per year (In-State)
$ 18,556 per year (Out-of-State)

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 19,050 per year

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 23,846 per year

Texas A & M University

College Station, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,110 per year (In-State)
$ 12,390 per year (Out-of-State)

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,096 per year (In-State)
$ 9,720 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
Avg. School Cost:
$ 3,628 per year (In-State)
$ 12,702 per year (Out-of-State)

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 5,103 per year (In-State)
$ 19,400 per year (Out-of-State)

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
Avg. School Cost:
$ 4,113 per year (In-State)
$ 14,064 per year (Out-of-State)