2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major
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Degrees Awarded
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Geological & Geophysical Engineering is the 726th most popular major in the country with 325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 geological and geophysical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in geological and geophysical engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in geological and geophysical engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree geological & geophysical engineering students.
Top 13 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Geophysical Engineering
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school situated in Rolla, Missouri. It awarded 57 masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Geological & Geophysical Engineering Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 8 masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Geological & Geophysical Engineering at SD Mines
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s geological and geophysical engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geological & Geophysical Engineering at Mines
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Michigan Technological University Geological & Geophysical Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full UAF Geological & Geophysical Engineering Report
University of North Dakota landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and it awarded 2 masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UND Geological & Geophysical Engineering Report
University of Idaho came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major ranking. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Geological & Geophysical Engineering at University of Idaho
With a ranking of #8, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s geological and geophysical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Geological & Geophysical Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #9. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Geological & Geophysical Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
With a ranking of #10, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s geological and geophysical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Geological & Geophysical Engineering at UW - Madison
University of Utah ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s geological and geophysical engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Utah Geological & Geophysical Engineering Report
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major ranking, coming in at #12. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Geological & Geophysical Engineering at University of Pennsylvania
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Geological & Geophysical Engineering Major ranking. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Oklahoma Geological & Geophysical Engineering Report
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Notes and References
References
- 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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