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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$55,632 Avg Salary
$24,744 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You

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

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Environmental Engineering program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Missouri University of Science and Technology to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 39% are male.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Iowa is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 40% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

Of the 15 students majoring in environmental engineering at UMN Twin Cities, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

Full Environmental Engineering at Saint Cloud State University Report

#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Out of the 7 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Dakota landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 50% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of North Dakota Report

Washington University in St Louis ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Full Environmental Engineering at Washington University in St Louis Report

#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 32
Minnesota 19
Kansas 3
Iowa 20
Nebraska 6
North Dakota 6

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 7 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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