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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.

2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Check out the environmental engineering programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 town of Butte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Montana Tech are $22,509 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Montana Tech also did well on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Montana Technological University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Mines undergraduate students pay an average of $40,838 in tuition and fees each year. On average, environmental engineering graduates from Mines take out $26,670 in student loans while working on their degree.

Mines also took the #2 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great value for environmental engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

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.

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

CU - Boulder excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

$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 large public school located in the town of Bozeman.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MSU Bozeman are $28,264 per 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 very large student population.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Utah State University

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering schools 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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