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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geoscience Engineering is the 285th most popular major in the country with 418 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 197 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,000 and $24,668 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geoscience engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent geoscience engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geoscience engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The geoscience engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree geoscience engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Rolla, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree geoscience engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri University of Science and Technology is $16,060 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Geoscience Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #2 spot on the list. University of North Dakota is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UND did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UND is $17,409 for plains states region bachelor’s degree geoscience engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at UND

#3

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 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 #3 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $19,942 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Geoscience Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Rapid City, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

SD Mines also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SD Mines is $21,246 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Geoscience Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SD Mines Geoscience 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

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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