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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

10 Colleges
$50,537 Avg Salary
$27,000 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.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri University of Science and Technology the most popular school in the Plains States Region for environmental engineering students. Located in the remote town of Rolla, Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

While working on their degree, environmental engineering majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great place for environmental engineering students. UNL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lincoln.

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#4

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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Washington University in St Louis landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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With a ranking of #8, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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#8

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #8, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering schools 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 10 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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