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2026 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools

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

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 23 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for geoscience engineering students.

What’s on this page:

• Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Geoscience Engineering Schools
• Other Degree Levels

2026 Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools in the United States

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

Best Value Geoscience Engineering Schools

1

University Of Mississippi Main Campus
University, MS

$9,772 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,970 Avg Student Debt

$50,994 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in geoscience engineering, no school beat University Of Mississippi Main Campus this year. University Of Mississippi Main Campus is a very large public school located in the town of University. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,772, while out-of-state students pay about $28,600. Geoscience Engineering graduates carry a median of $23,970 in student loans. Geoscience Engineering graduates of University Of Mississippi Main Campus earn a median of $59,070 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 97% of applicants are accepted.

2

Colorado School Of Mines
Golden, CO

$21,914 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$97,335 Median Earnings (10yr)

Colorado School Of Mines is a great value for students pursuing a degree in geoscience engineering, landing the #2 spot this year. Colorado School Of Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden. Students from in state pay about $21,914 in tuition and fees, compared with $45,824 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the geoscience engineering program here. Early-career geoscience engineering graduates make about $68,694. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Colorado School Of Mines admits about 61% of applicants.

Other Geoscience Engineering Degree Levels

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 23 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 5 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.