2024 Best Geoscience Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in geoscience engineering. It is ranked #238 out of 343 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Geoscience Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2 master's degrees in geoscience engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on geoscience engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other geoscience engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt geoscience engineering students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized geoscience engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for geoscience engineering students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Geoscience Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Geoscience Engineering in the Far Western US Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in geoscience engineering.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Geoscience Engineering

1

University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK

1 Annual Graduates

University of Alaska Fairbanks is a wonderful choice for students interested in a master's degree in geoscience engineering. UAF is a medium-sized public university located in the small suburb of Fairbanks.More information about a master’s in geoscience engineering from University of Alaska Fairbanks

2

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

1 Annual Graduates

University of Nevada - Reno is a great decision for students pursuing a master's degree in geoscience engineering. UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno.More information about a master’s in geoscience engineering from University of Nevada - Reno

Best Geoscience Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best geoscience engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Nevada	105	1
Alaska	52	1

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Geoscience Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Geoscience Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Geoscience Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Geological & Geophysical Engineering	2

Majors Similar to Geoscience Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	2,122
Mechanical Engineering	1,257
Civil Engineering	1,240
Computer Engineering	1,162
Biomedical Engineering	540
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	354
Systems Engineering	288
Materials Engineering	283
General Engineering	280
Other Engineering	207

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.