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2024 Best Geoscience Engineering Schools

15 Colleges in the United States
325 Geoscience Engineering Degrees Awarded
$68,772 Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in geoscience engineering. It is ranked #304 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 15 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geoscience Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 325 degrees in geoscience engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geoscience Engineering School

Best Geoscience Engineering Schools Your choice of geoscience engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geoscience Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Geoscience Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Geoscience Engineering
Master's Degrees in Geoscience Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Geoscience Engineering

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Geoscience Engineering in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geoscience engineering degree levels they offer.

10 Top Schools in Geoscience Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 Geoscience Engineering Degrees Awarded
$90,048 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in geoscience engineering has to look into Colorado School of Mines. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

There were approximately 59 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year. Geoscience Engineering degree recipients from Colorado School of Mines get an earnings boost of approximately $21,277 above the typical earnings of geoscience engineering graduates.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a degree in geoscience engineering. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 24 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
140 Geoscience Engineering Degrees Awarded
$63,159 Median Starting Salary

Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in geoscience engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Rolla. A Best Colleges rank of #97 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Missouri University of Science and Technology is a great university overall.

There were approximately 140 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the geoscience engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $63,159.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

University of California - Los Angeles is a good choice for students interested in a degree in geoscience engineering. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 1 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$55,327 Median Starting Salary
$30,750 Median Student Debt

SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

There were about 25 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent data year. After graduating, geoscience engineering degree recipients generally make about $55,327 at the beginning of their careers.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 1 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
$20,700 Median Student Debt

Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 7 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 7 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Dakota.

There were approximately 5 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at UND in the most recent data year.

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University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT

U of U is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City. This university ranks 3rd out of 13 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 6 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent data year.

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Geoscience Engineering by Region

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Southwest
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Geoscience Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Geoscience Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 325

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917
Biomedical Engineering 12,811
General Engineering 11,796
Industrial Engineering 9,072
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 8,001
Systems Engineering 3,904

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