Geological & Geophysical Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #726 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
There was only one school in the Far Western US Region to review for the 2025 Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.
The geological & geophysical engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Geological & Geophysical Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region.
More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you.
Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Best Schools for Geological & Geophysical Engineering in the Far Western US Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geological & geophysical engineering degree levels they offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Geological & Geophysical Engineering
Rankings in Majors Related to Geological & Geophysical Engineering
One of 0 majors within the Geoscience Engineering area of study, Geological & Geophysical Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).