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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students received a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering from UW - Madison.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Geoscience Engineering

UW - Madison Geoscience Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	2

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students earned a bachelor's degree in geoscience engineering from UW - Madison. About 48% of these graduates were women and the other 52% were men. 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 16% more women than average.

About 81% 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. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in geoscience engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW - Madison Geoscience Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of geoscience engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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.

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

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in geoscience engineering. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Systems Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Engineering Mechanics

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.

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

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