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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.

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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general environmental engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The environmental engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Montana Technological University is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Montana Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Technological University are $19,429.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Montana Technological University

#2

University of Wyoming

Laramie, Wyoming

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #2 spot on the list. UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

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 UW General Environmental Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 16 masters’s environmental engineering degrees 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 University of Colorado Boulder General Environmental Engineering Report

#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our rocky mountains region master’s degree environmental engineering students with aid 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

Full Montana State University General Environmental Engineering Report

#5

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Getting Aid. Colorado School of Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Mines did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Mines

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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