2024 Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Geoscience Engineeringbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #274 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 25 bachelor's degrees in geoscience engineering to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geoscience engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geoscience engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt geoscience engineering students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geoscience engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for geoscience engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The geoscience engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geoscience Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Geoscience Engineering in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Geoscience Engineering

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

4 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Alaska Fairbanks if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering. UAF is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of Fairbanks.More information about a bachelor’s in geoscience engineering from University of Alaska Fairbanks

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

20 Annual Graduates

$50,888 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering has to check out University of Nevada - Reno. UNR is a very large public university located in the large city of Reno.

After graduation, geoscience engineering bachelor's recipients generally earn an average of $50,888 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in geoscience engineering from University of Nevada - Reno

Best Geoscience Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best geoscience engineering schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	1
Nevada	129	20
Alaska	75	4

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Geoscience Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Geoscience Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Geoscience Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Geophysical Engineering	25

Most Popular Majors Related to Geoscience Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	5,603
Electrical Engineering	3,502
Civil Engineering	3,005
Computer Engineering	2,460
Biomedical Engineering	1,259
Chemical Engineering	1,147
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	878
Industrial Engineering	514
Environmental Engineering	332
Materials Engineering	279

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.