[Environmental Geosciences](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/environmental-geosciences/) 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.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value environmental geosciences schools.
Finding the Best Value Environmental Geosciences School for You
The right environmental geosciences school can pay off for years to come. To help, we created our Best Value Environmental Geosciences Schools ranking. It weighs the cost of a degree against the outcomes graduates go on to achieve, so you can find the strongest return on your investment.
We offer a number of rankings, including this Best Value Environmental Geosciences Schools list, to help you decide. Want schools in a particular part of the country? Narrow the list by region or state.
Leading the list is University Of Minnesota Twin Cities, our #1 best value for environmental geosciences in the United States. Set in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $17,214, with out-of-state students paying around $38,362. Students borrow a median of $21,577 to complete the environmental geosciences program here. Early-career environmental geosciences graduates make about $56,395. That is a strong return on a $21,577 median debt. Roughly 80% of applicants are accepted.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Texas A And M University College Station earned it the #2 place for environmental geosciences. Texas A And M University College Station is a very large public school located in the city of College Station. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $12,995, compared with $40,124 for out-of-state students. Environmental Geosciences graduates carry a median of $20,031 in student loans. Soon after graduation, environmental geosciences degree recipients from Texas A And M University College Station generally make around $64,891. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 57% of applicants are accepted.
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The ranking above is published 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools 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).