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2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

11 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Geoscience Engineering is the 285th most popular major in the country with 418 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, geoscience engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,700 and had an average of $24,579 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 119 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in geoscience engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geoscience engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the geoscience engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree geoscience engineering students with aid.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s geoscience engineering students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized school located in Rolla, Missouri that handed out 79 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree geoscience engineering students with aid list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri University of Science and Technology are $30,943.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Alaska Fairbanks is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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 Geoscience Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the #4 spot on the list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UND, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also took the #6 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at Michigan Technological University

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Geoscience Engineering at UPenn

#7

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#8 in overall quality

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s geoscience engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #8 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 6 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

SD Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology are $19,250.

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#9

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho
#11 in overall quality

University of Idaho came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. U of I is a public institution located in Moscow, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U of I also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at U of I

#9 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UNR is a large public school situated in Reno, Nevada. It awarded 2 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Read more about Geoscience Engineering at University of Nevada - Reno

#11

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

Colorado School of Mines landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 19 masters’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree geoscience engineering students with aid list, Mines has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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