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2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s

11 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

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” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geoscience engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geoscience engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the geoscience engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s. SD Mines is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 6 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

#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 #2 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 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 UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Madison Geoscience Engineering Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at UND

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 79 masters’s degrees 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.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology Geoscience Engineering Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s geoscience engineering 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 Technological University are $21,996.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#6

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree geoscience engineering students 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.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at UMN Twin Cities

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Nevada - Reno did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 2 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 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 UNR are $21,971.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

#10 in overall quality

University of Alaska Fairbanks came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UAF, the school also landed the #10 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 UAF are $24,287.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at UAF

#9

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

With a ranking of #9, Colorado School of Mines did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 19 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Colorado School of Mines Geoscience Engineering Report

#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#11 in overall quality

University of Idaho came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full U of I Geoscience Engineering Report

#11

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at University of Pennsylvania

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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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