2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree School for You
With 339 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, environmental engineering is the #153 most popular major in California.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for environmental engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Environmental Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Fullerton the best value school in California for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Riverside. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCR are $13,467 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Irvine are $13,356 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at USC are $61,396 per year.
USC also took the #5 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.
Request InformationBest Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region
Explore all the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 19 |
| Oregon | 50 |
| Nevada | 25 |
| Alaska | 1 |
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Majors Related to Environmental Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.
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