2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering

If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in geoscience engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #195 one in the country 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 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for geoscience engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Geoscience Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

The geoscience engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of geoscience engineering students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for geoscience engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Geoscience Engineering in the United States

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Geoscience Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

15 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in geoscience engineering needs 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. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering in Colorado.

There were roughly 15 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in geoscience engineering needs to look into Missouri University of Science and Technology. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Rolla. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering in Missouri.

There were approximately 4 geoscience engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent data year.

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3

University of Nevada - Reno
Reno, NV

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NV

#1 Best Quality In NV

University of Nevada - Reno is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in geoscience engineering. UNR is a very large public university located in the city of Reno. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering in Nevada.

There were about 2 geoscience engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.

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3

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SD

#1 Best Quality In SD

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in geoscience engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering in South Dakota.

There were about 2 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In UT

#1 Best Quality In UT

U of U is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering in Utah.

There were approximately 1 geoscience engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of U in the most recent year we have data available.

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6

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

#1 Most Popular In WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in geoscience engineering from University of Wisconsin - Madison

6

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

#1 Most Popular In MI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a doctorate in geoscience engineering from Michigan Technological University

6

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

#1 Most Popular In OK

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a doctorate in geoscience engineering from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

 

Geoscience Engineering by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Middle Atlantic
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Southwest
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Geoscience Engineering Related Rankings by Major

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Geoscience Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Geoscience Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	2,377
Mechanical Engineering	1,700
Civil Engineering	1,155
Biomedical Engineering	1,085
Chemical Engineering	1,027
Materials Engineering	639
General Engineering	454
Computer Engineering	411
Industrial Engineering	387
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	370

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.