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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$26,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

General Environmental Engineering is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 201 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wyoming. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Wyoming is a fairly large public school situated in Laramie, Wyoming. It awarded 2 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UW also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wyoming are $16,615, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wyoming General Environmental Engineering Report

#2

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mines is a medium-sized public school situated in Golden, Colorado. It awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mines, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Mines General Environmental Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Montana Technological University is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana. It awarded 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, Montana Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Technological University are $19,429, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder General Environmental Engineering Report

#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, MSU Bozeman has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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