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2026 Best Value Geoenvironmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western Region

[Geoenvironmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/civil-engineering/geotechnical-geoenvironmental-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong geoenvironmental engineering education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value geoenvironmental engineering schools.

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• Best Value Geoenvironmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western Region

2026 Best Value Geoenvironmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the geoenvironmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Geoenvironmental Engineering Schools

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University Of California San Diego
La Jolla, CA

$15,788 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,400 Avg Student Debt

$84,943 Median Earnings (10yr)

University Of California San Diego tops our 2026 list of the best value geoenvironmental engineering schools in the Far Western Region. Located in the city of La Jolla, University Of California San Diego is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $15,788, with out-of-state students paying around $47,676. Typical student debt for geoenvironmental engineering graduates is $16,400. Early-career geoenvironmental engineering graduates make about $77,511. That is a strong return on a $16,400 median debt. Roughly 27% of applicants are accepted.

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University Of Alaska Anchorage
Anchorage, AK

$7,738 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$51,871 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Alaska Anchorage one of the best values for geoenvironmental engineering. Set in the city of Anchorage, University Of Alaska Anchorage is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $7,738 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $21,322. Geoenvironmental Engineering graduates carry a median of $31,000 in student loans. Early-career geoenvironmental engineering graduates make about $59,053. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.