Environmental Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

If you plan to study environmental engineering, take a look at what University of Colorado Boulder has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437. Of the 7,404 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Colorado Boulder in 2021, 43 of them were environmental engineering majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

CU - Boulder Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Environmental Engineering

CU - Boulder Environmental Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks environmental engineering programs across the country. The following shows how CU - Boulder performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The environmental engineering major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	16
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	35

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in environmental engineering from CU - Boulder. This makes it the #14 most popular school for environmental engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #26 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of CU - Boulder Environmental Engineering Graduates

The median salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at CU - Boulder is $56,674. This is 1% higher than $56,263, which is the national average for all environmental engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at CU - Boulder

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental engineering majors at University of Colorado Boulder.

CU - Boulder Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at CU - Boulder are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	29
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CU - Boulder Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 63% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Colorado Boulder with a master's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CU - Boulder also has a doctoral program available in environmental engineering. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Engineering Physics
• Architectural Engineering
• Biochemical Engineering

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for University of Colorado Boulder.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,350	$172,300
Environmental Engineers	1,260	$98,350
Engineering Professors	1,040	$106,950
Health and Safety Engineers	360	$103,940

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By University of Colorado at Boulder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.