<p>University of Houston has several ABET accredited engineering degrees and is a very good school. Also, there are plenty of students your age and older. I think you will have more options at UH, A&M or Tech than at Texas State. </p>
<p>Geography, at most schools, is a liberal arts degree. Adding a minor in geology won’t do much for you. There just aren’t many jobs in geography, and of course you won’t find work as a geologist without a BS in geology (that requires the calculus, physics and chemistry sequences typical in engineering plus all the geology courses).</p>