2023 Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Geoscience Engineering is the 304th most popular major in the country with 325 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, geoscience engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,772 and had an average of $25,238 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in geoscience engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality geoscience engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the geoscience engineering program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree vets studying geoscience engineering.
Top 7 Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s geoscience engineering students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, UW - Madison supports 44,640 students, and 4 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is located in Rolla, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees to qualified students.
Missouri University of Science and Technology also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4.According to our most recent data, Missouri University of Science and Technology supports 7,642 students, and 306 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 185 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. To help with additional expenses, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Missouri University of Science and Technology does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Utah. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate list. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 1 doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
U of U also made our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, University of Utah supports 33,081 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Utah does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Dakota. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UND not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Of the 13,615 students enrolled at UND, 796 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 395 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,112. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate. This small school is located in Rapid City, South Dakota, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
SD Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list.Among the 2,475 students enrolled at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 146 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 54 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,477. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Veteran Student Life Report
Colorado School of Mines landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 234 of the 6,744 students enrolled at Colorado School of Mines were GI Bill® students, of which 145 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,456. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Colorado School of Mines does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Colorado School of Mines]](/colleges/colorado-school-of-mines/student-life/veterans/)
Michigan Technological University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Michigan Technological University is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Michigan Tech supports 6,873 students, and 126 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 70 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,246. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Michigan Tech does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Michigan Tech Veteran Student Life Report
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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