2025 Best Geoscience Engineering Schools
5
Colleges in the United States
337
Geoscience Engineering Degrees Awarded
$70,213
Avg Early-Career Salary
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in
geoscience engineering. It is ranked #304 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for geoscience engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 337 degrees in geoscience engineering to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Geoscience Engineering School
Your choice of geoscience engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Geoscience Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Geoscience Engineering Rankings by Degree Level
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 Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Geoscience Engineering in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the geoscience engineering degree levels they offer.
Top Schools in Geoscience Engineering
Every student pursuing a degree in geoscience engineering has to take a look at Colorado School of Mines. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #87 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.
There were roughly 112 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the geoscience engineering degree program at Colorado School of Mines make $2,262 above the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a degree in geoscience engineering. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 19 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BS in Geosciences
Program Name
Gain the analytical, technical and science communications skills you need to begin your career with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in geoscience engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Rolla. This university ranks 5th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 87 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the geoscience engineering program make an average of $66,972 in the first couple years of their career.
More information about a degree in geoscience engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In SD
It is hard to beat South Dakota School of Mines and Technology if you wish to pursue a degree in geoscience engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the small city of Rapid City.
There were about 16 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NV
UNR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of Nevada.
There were approximately 10 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.
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