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2023 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$24,121 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,548 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geoscience Engineering School for You

Geoscience Engineering is the #298 most popular major in the country with 325 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Geoscience Engineering

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND
$15,037 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of North Dakota to be the best value school for geoscience engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

UND undergraduate students pay an average of $15,037 in tuition and fees each year.

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$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SD Mines are $16,530 per year. On average, geoscience engineering graduates from SD Mines take out $30,750 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $31,099 a year. On average, geoscience engineering graduates from Missouri University of Science and Technology take out $22,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

Missouri University of Science and Technology excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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

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

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Best Geoscience Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best geoscience engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 140
Minnesota 7
North Dakota 5
South Dakota 25

One of 40 majors within the area of study, geoscience engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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).

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