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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$30,812 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #175 most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for environmental engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Engineering

Our analysis found Montana Technological University to be the best value school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Montana Tech are $22,509 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Montana Tech is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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The excellent programs at Colorado School of Mines helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mines are $40,838 a year. On average, environmental engineering graduates from Mines take out $26,670 in student loans while working on their degree.

Mines not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado State are $31,470 a year. Environmental Engineering majors at Colorado State take out an average of $28,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Colorado State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the # 4 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at CU - Boulder take out is $27,000.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, CU - Boulder also is in the top 10% of our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking.

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$28,264 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great value for environmental engineering students. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 a year.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at USU are $23,435 a year.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 136
Utah 7
Idaho 0
Montana 24
Wyoming 0

Environmental Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

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 6 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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