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2025 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

14 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
412 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in general environmental engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #240 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 412 degrees in general environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Environmental Engineering School

Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of general environmental engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Environmental Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Environmental Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region 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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Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in the Far Western US Region

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 environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
40 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general environmental engineering has to take a look at University of Southern California. USC is a very 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.

There were approximately 40 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
33 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general environmental engineering has to take a look at University of California - Davis. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were about 33 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering needs to look into University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were about 7 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Every student who is interested in general environmental engineering needs to check out University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #165 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
22.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
38 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Diego. A Best Colleges rank of #185 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SDSU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 38 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OR

Oregon State is a very large public university located in the city of Corvallis. This university ranks 2nd out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oregon.

There were approximately 20 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Oregon State in the most recent data year.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA
3.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 26 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA
48 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 48 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent data year.

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Best General Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 339
Washington 831 19
Oregon 587 50
Nevada 354 25
Alaska 167 1

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