Geoscience Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

If you are interested in studying geoscience engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Alaska Fairbanks. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and approximately 6,813 students attend the school each year. Of the 568 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Alaska Fairbanks in 2021, 4 of them were geoscience engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Geoscience Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UAF Geoscience Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Geoscience Engineering

UAF Geoscience Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the geoscience engineering progam at UAF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geoscience engineering major at UAF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Geoscience Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	10

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in geoscience engineering from UAF. This is the #8 most popular school for geoscience engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geoscience Engineering Student Demographics at UAF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geoscience engineering majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

UAF Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 geoscience engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UAF, about 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering at UAF are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its geoscience engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor's in geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UAF Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in geoscience engineering from UAF.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's in geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UAF also has a doctoral program available in geoscience engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• General Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering

Careers That Geoscience Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in geoscience engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Engineers	760	$114,040
Architectural and Engineering Managers	440	$151,640
Mining and Geological Engineers	130	$112,110

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.