2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering in the Plains States Region

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in geoscience engineering, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #229 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 4 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the most popular for geoscience engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 88 master's degrees in geoscience engineering to qualified students.

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

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in geoscience engineering matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Geoscience Engineering in the Plains States Region ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for geoscience engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some 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 Master’s Students to Study Geoscience Engineering in the Plains States Region

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Geoscience Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO

79 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MO

#1 Best Quality In MO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Missouri University of Science and Technology if you want to pursue a master's degree in geoscience engineering. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Rolla. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in geoscience engineering in Missouri.

There were about 79 geoscience engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Missouri University of Science and Technology in the most recent year we have data available.

Students who graduate with their master's from the geoscience engineering program state that they receive average early career income of $69,900.

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2

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, SD

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In SD

#1 Best Quality In SD

South Dakota School of Mines and Technology is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in geoscience engineering. SD Mines is a small public school located in the city of Rapid City. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geoscience engineering in South Dakota.

There were about 6 geoscience engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at SD Mines in the most recent data year.

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3

University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In ND

#1 Best Quality In ND

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in geoscience engineering needs to take a look at University of North Dakota. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geoscience engineering in North Dakota.

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

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4

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MN

#1 Best Quality In MN

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a popular option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in geoscience engineering. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in geoscience engineering in Minnesota.

There were roughly 1 geoscience engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Geoscience Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular geoscience engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	184	54
Minnesota	169	0
North Dakota	100	4
South Dakota	84	7

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Geoscience Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Geoscience Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Geoscience Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	332
Mechanical Engineering	284
Civil Engineering	228
Biomedical Engineering	140
Industrial Engineering	124
Computer Engineering	123
Chemical Engineering	90
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	78
Systems Engineering	70
General Engineering	63

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.