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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Colorado

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$14,779 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,275 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

In 2020-2021, 136 degrees and certificates were awarded to environmental engineering students who went to a Colorado college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Colorado ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Colorado 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Engineering

$12,610 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the best value school in Colorado for environmental engineering students. CU - Boulder is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $12,610 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, environmental engineering majors at CU - Boulder accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

CU - Boulder did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Colorado list.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Colorado list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colorado State are $12,188 a year. The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at Colorado State take out is $28,000.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Colorado State is ranked #3 for overall quality for environmental engineering in Colorado.

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$19,538 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Colorado 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 $19,538 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from Mines carry an average student debtload of $26,670.

Mines also made our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Colorado list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

Explore all the Best Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Utah 7
Idaho 0
Montana 24
Wyoming 0

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

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 3 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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