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2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

11 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 418 people earned their degree in geoscience engineering, making the major the 285th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, geoscience engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,700 and had an average of $24,579 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geoscience engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geoscience engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geoscience engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering (Income $48-$75k)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 5 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree geoscience engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UW - Madison has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Geoscience Engineering Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #3 spot on the list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to 79 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #4 spot on the list. Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree geoscience engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Michigan Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.

Full Michigan Tech Geoscience Engineering Report

#5

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k. UMN Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree geoscience engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UMN Twin Cities Geoscience Engineering Report

#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#7 in overall quality

University of North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Dakota are $18,326.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at UND

#10 in overall quality

University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#8

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#11 in overall quality

University of Idaho landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Moscow, Idaho, and it awarded 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U of I, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at University of Idaho

#5 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a small public school situated in Rapid City, South Dakota. It awarded 6 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SD Mines, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SD Mines are $19,250, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

#9 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 2 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971.

Full UNR Geoscience Engineering Report

#11

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

Colorado School of Mines landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified masters’s geoscience engineering students in 2019-2020.

Mines also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at Colorado School of Mines

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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

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees 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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