2024 Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Geological & Geophysical Engineering isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #599 in popularity out of 1232 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 44 bachelor's degrees in geological & geophysical engineering to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to geological & geophysical engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geological & geophysical engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geological & geophysical engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for geological & geophysical engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geological & Geophysical Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geological & geophysical engineering.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Geological & Geophysical Engineering

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

32 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in geological & geophysical engineering has to look into Colorado School of Mines. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.More information about a bachelor’s in geological & geophysical engineering from Colorado School of Mines

2

Montana Technological University
Butte, MT

8 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Montana Technological University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in geological & geophysical engineering. Montana Tech is a small public university located in the remote town of Butte.More information about a bachelor’s in geological & geophysical engineering from Montana Technological University

Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best geological & geophysical engineering schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	415	4
Colorado	316	32
Montana	212	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Geological & Geophysical Engineering

One of 0 majors within the Geoscience Engineering area of study, Geological & Geophysical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.