Most Popular Colleges for Geoscience Engineering Doctor’s Degree Programs
Around 18 doctorates are awarded each year to geoscience engineering majors. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:
With 9 doctor’s degrees handed out in 2017-2018, Colorado School of Mines is the most popular college in the country for geoscience engineering degree-seekers.
Graduate students at Mines can expect to pay the following average costs.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$16,170 |
$35,220 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$2,216 |
$2,216 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$898 |
$1,958 |
There were 650 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 213 were classified as teaching assistants, and 436 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
Missouri University of Science and Technology is ranked #2 on our list due to it handing out doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering to 3 students in 2017-2018. Missouri University of Science and Technology also ranks #2 in popularity in Missouri for students seeking a geoscience engineering degree.
The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Missouri University of Science and Technology.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$9,854 |
$28,951 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$1,284 |
$1,284 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$411 |
$1,206 |
In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 603. Of that number, 182 were classified as teaching assistants, and 367 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
At UNR, 3 doctorates were awarded in 2017-2018 in geoscience engineering, which makes the school come in at #2 on our list. UNR also ranks #2 in popularity in Nevada for students seeking a geoscience engineering degree.
These are the average costs for graduate students attending UNR.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$4,842 |
$19,030 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$625 |
$625 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$269 |
$581 |
Across all programs, there were 1,013 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 515 were classified as teaching assistants, and 498 were classified as research assistants.
University of Oklahoma awarded 1 doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering in 2017-2018. This makes the school the 4th most popular in the country for the field. University of Oklahoma also ranks #4 in popularity in Oklahoma for students seeking a geoscience engineering degree.
Here are the average costs for graduate students at University of Oklahoma.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$5,119 |
$19,778 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$3,458 |
$3,458 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$213 |
$824 |
The school reported having 1,804 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 915 were classified as teaching assistants, and 889 were classified as research assistants.
SD Mines earned the #4 spot on our list by awarding doctor's degrees to 1 geoscience engineering majors in 2017-2018. SD Mines also ranks #4 in popularity in South Dakota for students seeking a geoscience engineering degree.
This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending SD Mines.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$5,760 |
$11,560 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$2,570 |
$2,570 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$320 |
$642 |
In a typical year, there are 117 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 28 were classified as teaching assistants, and 89 were classified as research assistants.
The #4 spot on our list belongs to Wisconsin for handing out 1 doctor's degrees in geoscience engineering in 2017-2018. Wisconsin also ranks #4 in popularity in Wisconsin for students seeking a geoscience engineering degree.
The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Wisconsin.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
|
Full-Time Tuition |
$10,728 |
$24,054 |
|
Fees for Full-Time Students |
$1,260 |
$1,260 |
|
Part-Time per Credit Hour |
$670 |
$1,503 |
In 2017-2018, Wisconsin reported having 5,003 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 2,223 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,666 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.
A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.
References
National Center for Education Statistics
Image Credit: By Zina Deretsky, National Science Foundation under Public domain
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