Madison, Wisconsin · Public
Geological/Geophysical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $17,354 school-wide net price and $73,792 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
0.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a limited award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 0.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 18
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 45.2%
- Graduation rate
- 89.6%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $17,354/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $69,416
- Median debt
- $20,484
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $73,792/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- B
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (0.1%), school-wide average net price ($17,354), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($73,792), and peer averages from 18 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the field appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while its share of reported awards is below 1%.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 18 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of B, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is below the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($298 below), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($4,632 above). Together, those school-level evidence points place University of Wisconsin-Madison in the top 28% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI · 0.5% of reported awards · $14,182 net A 
Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO · 3.9% of reported awards · $16,298 net A University of Alaska Fairbanks Fairbanks, AK · 0.6% of reported awards · $10,892 net A 
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · 0.0% of reported awards · $16,200 net B 
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · 0.0% of reported awards · $16,778 net B 
University of Mississippi University, MS · 0.6% of reported awards · $13,314 net B 
University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · 0.2% of reported awards · $15,927 net B Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Geological/Geophysical Engineering accounts for 0.1% of the awards or completions reported for University of Wisconsin-Madison. That award concentration is higher than at 39% of schools in this field set and is below the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
University of Wisconsin-Madison's average net price is $17,354 per year, about $69,416 over four years. That is $298 below the $17,652 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $73,792 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $4,632 above the $69,160 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places University of Wisconsin-Madison #5 of 18 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.