2022 Best Value Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Geological & Geophysical Engineering is the 643rd most popular major in the country with 418 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 30 geological and geophysical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 geological and geophysical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in geological and geophysical engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geological and geophysical engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geological and geophysical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Geophysical Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Fairbanks, Alaska

$24,287 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alaska Fairbanks landed the #1 spot on the list. Fairbanks, Alaska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UAF also made our “Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAF are $24,287.

Read more about Geological & Geophysical Engineering at UAF

#2

University of Nevada - Reno

Reno, Nevada

#1 in overall quality

$21,971 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Reno. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Nevada - Reno is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 2 masters’s geological and geophysical engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNR Geological & Geophysical Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geological & Geophysical Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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