Geological/Geophysical Engineering
138 students earn a geological/geophysical engineering credential each year across 14 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $64,503
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $84,373
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Bachelor's programs — 14 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Colorado School of MinesGolden, Colorado46$68,6941 year out$84,373$27,0002Missouri University of Science and TechnologyRolla, Missouri15$64,5031 year out$73,496$20,5003South Dakota School of Mines and TechnologyRapid City, South Dakota12—1 year out——4University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada11—1 year out——5University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin10—1 year out$86,070—6University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks, Alaska9—1 year out——7Michigan Technological UniversityHoughton, Michigan7$63,6581 year out—$22,8498University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota7—1 year out——9University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi6$59,0701 year out—$23,97010Montana Technological UniversityButte, Montana6—1 year out——11The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas4—1 year out——12University of UtahSalt Lake City, Utah3—1 year out——13University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California1—1 year out——14University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota1—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).