2026 Best Value Geoenvironmental Engineering Schools in California
[Geoenvironmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/geotechnical-geoenvironmental-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong geoenvironmental engineering education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 1 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for geoenvironmental engineering students.
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2026 Best Value Geoenvironmental Engineering Schools in California
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the geoenvironmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Geoenvironmental Engineering Schools
For return on investment in geoenvironmental engineering, no school beat University Of California San Diego this year. Located in the city of La Jolla, University Of California San Diego is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,788, compared with $47,676 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $16,400 to complete the geoenvironmental engineering program here. Geoenvironmental Engineering graduates of University Of California San Diego earn a median of $77,511 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $16,400 median debt. University Of California San Diego admits about 27% of applicants.
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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