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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California

13 Colleges
$56,600 Avg Salary
$23,322 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering 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.

The Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in California to see which 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.

Check out the environmental engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Humboldt State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at Humboldt State University take out is $31,000.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Environmental Engineering majors at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo take out an average of $21,121 in student loans while working on their egree.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Irvine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in California. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from SDSU carry an average student debt load of $21,169.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Merced did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the rural area of Merced, UC Merced is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

On average, environmental engineering graduates from UC Merced take out $20,579 in student loans while working on their degree.

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California State University - Fullerton came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California ranking. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from UCR carry an average student debt load of $22,743.

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California Institute of Technology came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 19
Oregon 50
Nevada 25
Alaska 1

One of 40 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 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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