2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 in the Plains States Region for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 325 people earned their degree in geoscience engineering, making the major the 304th most popular in the United States. 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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 177 geoscience engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,548 and $26,625 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in geoscience engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great geoscience engineering programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the geoscience engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying geoscience engineering.

Top 2 Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region

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Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri

306 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree vets studying geoscience engineering list, Missouri University of Science and Technology has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.Of the 7,642 students enrolled at Missouri University of Science and Technology, 306 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 185 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,588. In addition to receiving other benefits, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, South Dakota

146 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Geoscience Engineering for a Doctorate list. SD Mines is a small school located in Rapid City, South Dakota that handed out 5 doctorate’s geoscience engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

SD Mines also took the #1 spot in our “Best Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology supports 2,475 students, and 146 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,477. In addition to receiving other benefits, 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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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

Footnotes

• *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.