2027 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in Colorado

[Geoscience Engineering](/majors/engineering/geoscience-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong geoscience engineering education at a price that pays off.
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 Colorado
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in geoscience engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools
For return on investment in geoscience engineering, no school beat Colorado School Of Mines this year. Set in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $21,914, with out-of-state students paying around $45,824. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the geoscience engineering program here. Soon after graduation, geoscience engineering degree recipients from Colorado School Of Mines generally make around $75,207. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 61% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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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