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2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

6 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
211 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$55,275 Avg Early-Career Salary
Environmental Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #173 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the best for environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 211 degrees in environmental engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School

Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of environmental engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Environmental Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Environmental Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
4.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in environmental engineering has to look into Colorado School of Mines. Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Mines is a great school overall.

There were approximately 43 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, environmental engineering degree recipients generally earn an average of $55,990 at the beginning of their careers.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
34.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Colorado Boulder is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in environmental engineering. CU - Boulder is a very large public university located in the city of Boulder. A Best Colleges rank of #115 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means CU - Boulder is a great university overall.

There were approximately 93 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the environmental engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $56,674.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
3.1% Growth in Graduates

Colorado State University - Fort Collins is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Colorado State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fort Collins. A Best Colleges rank of #156 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colorado State is a great university overall.

There were about 32 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Colorado State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the environmental engineering program earn around $53,162 in the first couple years of their career.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MT
26.7% Growth in Graduates

Montana Technological University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the remote town of Butte, Montana Tech is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were about 15 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Montana Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MT
27.8% Growth in Graduates

MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public university located in the town of Bozeman. This university ranks 1st out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Montana.

There were roughly 18 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT

Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 7 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent year we have data available.

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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 .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Colorado275136
Utah2667
Idaho2190
Montana18824
Wyoming1620

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Environmental Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Environmental Engineering Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering211

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering2,531
Civil Engineering1,138
Electrical Engineering955
Chemical Engineering660
General Engineering525
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering485
Computer Engineering438
Biomedical Engineering308
Systems Engineering219
Electrical and Computer Engineering.203

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