<p>What are the top schools (for Masters Degree) in Geology (Hydrology being of particular interest)... Any opinions on Boulder, UCAL Davis, U New Mexico, Colorado School of Mines?</p>
<p>f you are sure that hydrology is your field, many schools put that into the college of engineering, so be sure to look into that as you are reseaching schools. For example (and it pains me to admit quality in my alma mater's rival) UW</a> College of Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering - Academic Programs, Areas of Study
Of course the US News tops for geology in general are Stanford, MIT, CalTech and Penn.<br>
At Cornell, there are programs within the College of Life Sciences that may be of interest. CALS</a> Admissions: Academic Priority Areas
Good luck - you have chosen an interesting field!</p>
<p>UC Berkeley has an outstanding graduate earth sciences program. My father got his Ph.D in paleontology there.</p>
<p>Any folks considering Boston College for a geology or geophysics MS degree should be aware of their pathetic graduation rate. Many students never make it though the program, and the others that do complete it often take upward of four years. The main problem with the program probably has to do with the lack of a PhD program. The profs., who are for the most part snobs and nothing like real geologists, turn MS degrees into PhDs. Take my advice, don’t waste your time at BC.</p>
<p>When I was in high school I took some courses at the Colorado School of Mines. I can’t speak to its standing academically but it does have a lot of positives associated with its location. It is located in Golden CO, a suburb of Denver. This is among the most beautiful places in the whole state, within minutes, you can be deep into the foothills or in Lower Downtown Denver. The cost of living is pretty moderate here. The community of Mines is pretty close and I have attended parties where a large number of Mines graduates have attended, and it is clear that they retain a strong sense of community during school and after. The institution is pretty well respected in the area by the general population. One major drawback- the male to female ratio is something 80 percent. I hope this helps some.</p>
<p>Hi: I know that U of Texas-Austin, Oregon State and Washington are highly rated.</p>
<p>University of Arizona Dept of Hydrology & Water Resources
[Department</a> of Hydrology and Water Resources — The University of Arizona](<a href=“http://www.hwr.arizona.edu/]Department”>http://www.hwr.arizona.edu/)</p>
<p>U Minnesota Water Resources Science Graduate Program
<a href=“http://wrs.umn.edu/index.htm[/url]”>http://wrs.umn.edu/index.htm</a></p>
<p>National Institutes for Water Resources
<a href=“http://snr.unl.edu/niwr/[/url]”>http://snr.unl.edu/niwr/</a></p>
<p>This is late, but to anyone checking out this thread, the National Groundwater Association has a 100 “leading hydrogeology programs” in the US. [Leading</a> hydrogeology programs](<a href=“http://www.ngwa.org/information-for/students/Pages/Leading-hydrogeology-programs.aspx]Leading”>http://www.ngwa.org/information-for/students/Pages/Leading-hydrogeology-programs.aspx)</p>
<p>yeah, hydrogeology <em>is</em> different from hydrology…</p>
<p>CalTech does not offer Masters programs.</p>