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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

11 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

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

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k 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.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also took 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

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #4 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pennsylvania Geoscience Engineering Report

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UAF is a public institution located in Fairbanks, Alaska. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at UAF

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to 2 students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of North Dakota Geoscience Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Michigan Tech is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 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 Michigan Tech are $21,996.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 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 UMN Twin Cities are $28,845.

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#5 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at SD Mines

#9 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #9. UNR is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.

UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Geoscience Engineering Report

#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#11 in overall quality

University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s geoscience engineering students in 2019-2020.

U of I did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U of I are $29,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at U of I

#11

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

Colorado School of Mines did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Golden, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s geoscience engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full 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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