2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering in the Plains States Region

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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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geoscience engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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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Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering in the Plains States Region

#1

Missouri University of Science and Technology

Rolla, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$30,943 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.

Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

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

#1

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Rapid City, South Dakota

#2 in overall quality

$19,250 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geoscience engineering students in 2019-2020.

SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. 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 SD Mines

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering

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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