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Geoscience Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Geoscience Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year.

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.

UW - Madison Geoscience Engineering Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Geoscience Engineering Rankings

The geoscience engineering major at UW - Madison 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in geoscience engineering, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Geoscience Engineering Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of geoscience engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical geoscience engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 32% women. So female students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 8% more women than average.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering at UW - Madison 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in geoscience engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UW - Madison Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geoscience engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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Of the students who received a geoscience engineering master's degree from UW - Madison, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the geoscience engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Geoscience Engineering

The following geoscience engineering concentations are available at University of Wisconsin - Madison. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wisconsin - Madison. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 24

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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,530 $122,400
Engineers 910 $86,600
Engineering Professors 500 $103,980

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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