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Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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$70,834 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master'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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for environmental engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Colorado Boulder the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Boulder.

About 81% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 19% are male.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . MSU Bozeman is a large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

Of the 8 students majoring in environmental engineering at MSU Bozeman, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colorado School of Mines is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in environmental engineering at Mines, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana Technological University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at Montana Technological University Report

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University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wyoming is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. UW is a fairly large public school located in the town of Laramie.

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#5

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Idaho State University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. ISU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pocatello.

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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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