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Best Schools for Geological & Geophysical Engineering in Colorado
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the geological & geophysical engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in Geological & Geophysical Engineering
Colorado School Of Mines tops our 2026 ranking of the best geological & geophysical engineering schools. Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden. About 82% of students finish within six years. Colorado School Of Mines awarded about 88 geological & geophysical engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the geological & geophysical engineering program make about $75,207 in their early career. Colorado School Of Mines graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
See the full geological & geophysical engineering program report for Colorado School Of Mines
Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- 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.
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