by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,759 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 434 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 332 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general environmental engineering.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. Humboldt State University is a public institution located in Arcata, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Humboldt State University General Environmental Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Full University of California - Davis General Environmental Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in San Luis Obispo, California, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cal Poly San Luis Obispo General Environmental Engineering Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Merced. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Merced is located in Merced, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, University of California - Irvine did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Irvine General Environmental Engineering Report
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UCR
Portland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Portland State University General Environmental Engineering Report
University of Nevada - Reno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UNR is a public institution located in Reno, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full University of Nevada - Reno General Environmental Engineering Report
Oregon State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Oregon State
University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
With a ranking of #12, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of California - Berkeley
University of California - San Diego ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in La Jolla, California, this large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of California - San Diego
Stanford University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Stanford
California Institute of Technology landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. California Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pasadena, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at California Institute of Technology
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