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2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

4 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$16,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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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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 Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree geoscience engineering students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Missouri University of Science and Technology is $14,262 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Geoscience Engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 students.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Geoscience Engineering Report

#2

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#1 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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #2 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees 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. It costs about $17,740 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Geoscience Engineering students with aid per year to attend UMN Twin Cities.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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

#3

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UND is $15,738 for plains states region bachelor’s degree geoscience engineering students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at University of North Dakota

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. SD Mines is a public institution located in Rapid City, South Dakota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is $19,815 for plains states region bachelor’s degree geoscience engineering students with aid.

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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