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2023 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$29,278 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$68,772 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Geoscience Engineering School for You

Geoscience Engineering is the #232 most popular major in the country with 173 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for geoscience engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UND also is in the top 20% of our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools ranking.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison 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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$16,530 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best geoscience engineering schools in the United States. Located in the city of Rapid City, SD Mines is a public school with a small student population.

SD Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $16,530 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan Tech are $39,723 per year.

Michigan Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools list. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Missouri University of Science and Technology undergraduate students pay an average of $31,099 in tuition and fees each year.

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.

Full Geoscience Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geoscience engineering students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also claimed a spot on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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Colorado School of Mines came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $40,838 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mines is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Geoscience Engineering Schools list.

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#8

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT
$28,345 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of Utah did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geoscience engineering students. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U of U are $28,345 per year.

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$25,654 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value geoscience engineering programs. Located in the small suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAF are $25,654 per year.

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#10

University of Idaho

Moscow, ID
$27,576 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, University of Idaho did quite well on this year’s best value schools for geoscience engineering students. U of I is a large public school located in the town of Moscow.

U of I undergraduate students pay an average of $27,576 in tuition and fees each year.

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Geoscience Engineering by Region

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

Geoscience Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Geoscience Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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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