2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geoscience Engineering is the 304th most popular major in the country with 325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, geoscience engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,772 and had an average of $25,238 in loans still to pay off.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 151 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in geoscience engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geoscience engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geoscience engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree vets studying geoscience engineering.
Top 15 Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geoscience engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UW - Madison Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also took the #3 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Missouri University of Science and Technology supports 7,642 students, and 306 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 185 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. To help with additional expenses, 13 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Missouri University of Science and Technology]](/colleges/missouri-university-of-science-and-technology/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Colorado School of Mines is located in Golden, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 6,744 students enrolled at Mines, 234 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,456. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Mines does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado School of Mines]](/colleges/colorado-school-of-mines/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
UMN Twin Cities also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, UMN Twin Cities supports 52,017 students, and 752 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 436 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,020. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full UMN Twin Cities Veteran Student Life Report
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 #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s. Located in Rapid City, South Dakota, this small public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geoscience engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SD Mines, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology supports 2,475 students, and 146 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,477. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geoscience engineering students in 2020-2021.
U of U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 33,081 students enrolled at University of Utah, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Utah does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full University of Utah Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #7, University of North Dakota did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Grand Forks, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 13,615 students enrolled at UND, 796 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,112. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UND does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of North Dakota Veteran Student Life Report
University of Nevada - Reno ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UNR is a large school located in Reno, Nevada that handed out 20 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
UNR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 20,722 students enrolled at University of Nevada - Reno, 669 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 351 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,493. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Nevada - Reno]](/colleges/university-of-nevada-reno/student-life/veterans/)
University of Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 46 of the 21,014 students enrolled at University of Mississippi were GI Bill® students, of which 22 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,346. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Mississippi]](/colleges/university-of-mississippi-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
With a ranking of #10, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 44,589 students enrolled at UCLA were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,071. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at UCLA]](/colleges/university-of-california-los-angeles/student-life/veterans/)
University of Rochester came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s geoscience engineering students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree vets studying geoscience engineering list, University of Rochester has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 7 of the 11,741 students enrolled at University of Rochester were GI Bill® students, of which 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $14,872. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Rochester]](/colleges/university-of-rochester/student-life/veterans/)
University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 6,813 students enrolled at University of Alaska Fairbanks, 665 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 417 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $4,685. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Alaska Fairbanks]](/colleges/university-of-alaska-fairbanks/student-life/veterans/)
Michigan Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 3 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Michigan Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Michigan Tech supports 6,873 students, and 126 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 70 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $12,246. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Michigan Technological University Veteran Student Life Report
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
UT Austin also took the #8 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 50,476 students enrolled at The University of Texas at Austin, 7 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,893. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. The University of Texas at Austin does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Montana Technological University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Bachelor’s list. Butte, Montana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s geoscience engineering degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Montana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 1,650 students enrolled at Montana Tech, 117 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 60 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,336. In addition to receiving other benefits, 11 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Montana Tech offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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