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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

11 Colleges
$55,275 Avg Salary
$27,223 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular 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. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

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

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

After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from CU - Boulder carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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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 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at Mines take out is $26,670.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the midsize city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at Colorado State take out is $28,000.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great place for environmental engineering students. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the town of Butte.

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Utah State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Central Wyoming College

Riverton, WY

Central Wyoming College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWC is a small public school located in the town of Riverton.

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Metropolitan State University of Denver did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the city of Denver.

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#9

Carroll College

Helena, MT

With a ranking of #9, Carroll College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the remote town of Helena, Carroll Montana is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#9

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

Idaho State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. 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 colleges 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 11 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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