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Most Popular Schools for Paleontology Major & Degree Program

A program that focuses on the scientific study of extinct life forms and associated fossil remains, and the reconstruction and analysis of ancient life forms, ecosystems, and geologic processes. Includes instruction in sedimentation and fossilization processes, fossil chemistry, evolutionary biology, paleoecology, paleoclimatology, trace fossils, micropaleontology, invertebrate paleontology, vertebrate paleontology, paleobotany, field research methods, and laboratory research and conservation methods.


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Rank School Name Students % of Total Total On-Campus Cost
1 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus 15 0% $24,915
2 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 4 1% $25,020
3 Mesalands Community College 1 1% $15,134
4 The Master's University and Seminary 1 0% $40,582

This list indicates the number of students that completed the Paleontology program at the schools above.
It is not necessarily an indicator of academic rigor or quality of education.
Note that some schools do not have enough data to be ranked, and these schools will not appear in our lists.