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2024 Best Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges in the Plains States Region
177 Geoscience Engineering Degrees Awarded
$60,548 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in geoscience engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #304 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 177 degrees in geoscience engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geoscience Engineering School

Best Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region The geoscience engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Geoscience Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for geoscience engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Geoscience Engineering Degree Level

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Geoscience Engineering in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of geoscience engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Geoscience Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
140 Geoscience Engineering Degrees Awarded
$63,159 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat Missouri University of Science and Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in geoscience engineering. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were approximately 140 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the geoscience engineering program at Missouri University of Science and Technology make $2,611 more than the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a degree in geoscience engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$55,327 Median Starting Salary
$30,750 Median Student Debt

Every student who is interested in geoscience engineering has to look into South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Located in the small city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

There were approximately 25 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines 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 earnings of $55,327.

More information about a degree in geoscience engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MN

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in geoscience engineering. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

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

More information about a degree in geoscience engineering from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In ND

Any student who is interested in geoscience engineering has to look into University of North Dakota. UND is a large public university located in the small city of Grand Forks. 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 year we have data available.

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Best Geoscience Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best geoscience engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 7
Missouri 283 90
North Dakota 210 5
South Dakota 204 20

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Geoscience Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Geoscience Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 177

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Majors Similar to Geoscience Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,950
Electrical Engineering 1,305
Civil Engineering 1,301
Computer Engineering 1,025
Chemical Engineering 884
Industrial Engineering 707
Biomedical Engineering 651
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 591
General Engineering 519
Agricultural Engineering 205

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