2025 Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa

Environmental Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #136 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for environmental engineering students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 32 bachelor's degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on environmental engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of environmental engineering students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt environmental engineering students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Environmental Engineering Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental Engineering in Iowa

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering.

Top Iowa Schools for a Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

17 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering needs to check out University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the city of Iowa City.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from University of Iowa

2

Iowa State University
Ames, IA

15 Annual Graduates

Iowa State University is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Iowa State University

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	28
Minnesota	215	19
Kansas	184	0
North Dakota	149	4

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Environmental Engineering Related Rankings by Major

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

Environmental Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering	32

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	488
Computer Engineering	309
Civil Engineering	182
Electrical Engineering	152
Industrial Engineering	140
Chemical Engineering	134
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	121
Biomedical Engineering	99
Agricultural Engineering	62
Construction Engineering	58

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.