General Environmental Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder

If you are interested in studying general environmental engineering, you may want to check out the program at University of Colorado Boulder. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and has a total student population of 37,437.

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

CU - Boulder General Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

CU - Boulder General Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at CU - Boulder is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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.

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 General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

About 65% 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	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	33
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

CU - Boulder General Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from CU - Boulder, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the environmental engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 34% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

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