Last year, 108,426 students completed degree or certificate programs at Best Earth Sciences Colleges. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of 16,141, regardless of degree type.
For bachelor's degree, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus had the most completers of 10,189. Columbia University in the City of New York had the most completers of Master's (11,542) and University of Michigan-Ann Arbor had the most completers of Doctor's (1,625) degree.
| Rank | School | Total | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral | 12-Weeks Certificate | 1-Year Certificate | 1-4 Years Certificate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California Institute of TechnologyPasadena, CA | 608 | 233 | 155 | 228 | 1 | - | - |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyCambridge, MA | 3,726 | 1,146 | 1,936 | 684 | - | - | - |
| 3 | Stanford UniversityStanford, CA | 4,725 | 1,546 | 2,475 | 1,069 | 3 | - | - |
| 4 | University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, CA | 14,064 | 8,849 | 3,977 | 1,245 | 91 | - | - |
| 5 | Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, NY | 16,141 | 2,416 | 11,542 | 1,478 | 1,366 | - | - |
| 6 | Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA | 12,761 | 10,189 | 1,604 | 1,039 | 69 | - | 565 |
| 7 | University of ArizonaTucson, AZ | 10,963 | 7,543 | 2,267 | 987 | 269 | - | 216 |
| 8 | Harvard UniversityCambridge, MA | 10,251 | 1,898 | 5,748 | 1,529 | 1,453 | - | 63 |
| 9 | University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, MI | 15,308 | 7,931 | 5,800 | 1,625 | 362 | - | - |
| 10 | The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX | 14,083 | 9,532 | 3,366 | 1,291 | 83 | - | 2,372 |
| - | Average | 108,426 | 5,128 | 3,887 | 1,118 | 411 | - | 804 |