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2023 Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Schools

23 Colleges
$68,772 Avg Salary
$25,238 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the United States to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Geoscience Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular school in the United States for geoscience engineering students. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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.

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The excellent programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best geoscience engineering schools in the United States. Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

While working on their degree, geoscience engineering majors at Mines accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $885.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a great place for geoscience engineering students. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City.

After completing their degree, geoscience engineering graduates from SD Mines carry an average student debt load of $30,750.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Schools list. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

University of Mississippi

University, MS

University of Mississippi landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular geoscience engineering programs. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a very large student population.

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Montana Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for geoscience engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public school with a small student population.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Geoscience Engineering Schools list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geoscience engineering students. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

While working on their degree, geoscience engineering majors at Michigan Tech accumulate an average of around $20,700 in student debt.

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#10

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

With a ranking of #10, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for geoscience engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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Geoscience Engineering by Region

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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 23 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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