by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Water Resources Engineering Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 51 degrees in water resources engineering annually.
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Your choice of water resources 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 water resources 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.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Water Resources Engineering Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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 water resources engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
It is difficult to beat University of Southern California if you wish to pursue a degree in water resources engineering. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.More information about a degree in water resources engineering from University of Southern California
Villanova University is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in water resources engineering. Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 water resources engineering students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in water resources engineering from Villanova University
University of Delaware is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in water resources engineering. UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were approximately 4 water resources engineering students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in water resources engineering from University of Delaware
University of Idaho is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in water resources engineering. U of I is a large public university located in the distant town of Moscow. This university ranks 2nd out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.
There were about 7 water resources engineering students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in water resources engineering from University of Idaho
UNM is a very large public university located in the city of Albuquerque. This university ranks 1st out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.
There were approximately 4 water resources engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in water resources engineering from University of New Mexico - Main CampusView the Best Water Resources Engineering Schools for a specific region near you.
One of 5 majors within the Civil Engineering area of study, Water Resources Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Civil Engineering | 19,994 |
| Structural Engineering | 332 |
| Civil Engineering | 131 |
| Trasportation Engineering | 129 |
| Geoenvironmental Engineering | 18 |
More about our data sources and methodologies.
