2027 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
[Geoscience Engineering](/majors/engineering/geoscience-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for geoscience engineering students.
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2027 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in geoscience engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools
Leading the list is Colorado School Of Mines, our #1 best value for geoscience engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $21,914, while out-of-state students pay about $45,824. Typical student debt for geoscience engineering graduates is $27,000. Geoscience Engineering graduates of Colorado School Of Mines earn a median of $75,207 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 61%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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