Geoscience Engineering at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

What traits are you looking for in a geoscience engineering school? To help you decide if University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's geoscience engineering program.

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 52,017. Of the 9,414 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities in 2021, 5 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.

UMN Twin Cities Geoscience Engineering Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Geoscience Engineering Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The geoscience engineering major at UMN Twin Cities 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
Most Focused Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	9

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in geoscience engineering from UMN Twin Cities. This makes it the #5 most popular school for geoscience engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Geoscience Engineering Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the geoscience engineering majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in geoscience engineering from UMN Twin Cities in 2021, 80% were men and 20% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering at UMN Twin Cities are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMN Twin Cities Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who earned a master's degree in Geoscience Engineering from UMN Twin Cities in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women.

Of the students who received a geoscience engineering master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Computer 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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,080	$143,440
Engineers	2,450	$101,620
Engineering Professors	530	$108,050
Mining and Geological Engineers	70	$101,710

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

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