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2023 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$31,523 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,772 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geoscience Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 325 people earned a degree or certificate in geoscience engineering, making the major the #298 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for geoscience engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Colleges.

Top 10 Best Geoscience Engineering Schools

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best value school in the United States for geoscience engineering students. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UND are $15,037 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UND also did well on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great value for geoscience engineering students. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

SD Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, geoscience engineering majors at SD Mines accumulate an average of around $30,750 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools list. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana Tech are $22,509 a year.

Montana Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Michigan Tech are $39,723 a year. After completing their degree, geoscience engineering graduates from Michigan Tech carry an average student debtload of $20,700.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best geoscience engineering schools in the United States. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list.

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Colorado School of Mines landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value geoscience engineering programs. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mines are $40,838 a year. On average, geoscience engineering graduates from Mines take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $885.

Mines excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list.

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Missouri University of Science and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geoscience engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 per year. While working on their degree, geoscience engineering majors at Missouri University of Science and Technology accumulate an average of around $22,500 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology also did well on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geoscience engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 5% of our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools ranking.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geoscience engineering students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list.

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#10

University of Mississippi

University, MS
$25,886 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for geoscience engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

Ole Miss undergraduate students pay an average of $25,886 in tuition and fees each year.

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Geoscience Engineering by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Geoscience Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Geoscience Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 16 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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