by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geoscience Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Geoscience Engineering is the 304th most popular major in the country with 337 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , geoscience engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,772 and had an average of $22,237 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Plains States region, there were 111 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,548 and $19,249 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,238 and $112,293 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geoscience Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in geoscience engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in geoscience engineering.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geoscience Engineering Major in the Plains States Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geoscience Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geoscience Engineering Major in the Plains States Region. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Geoscience Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s geoscience engineering students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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