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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

9 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Engineering is the 166th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,600 and had an average of $23,573 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 438 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,675 and $22,888 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Caltech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at California Institute of Technology

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Cal State Fullerton is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Cal State Fullerton

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Washington State University is a public institution located in Pullman, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wazzu Environmental Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Reno, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

UNR also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Nevada - Reno Environmental Engineering Report

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at USC

University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UAF is a medium-sized public school situated in Fairbanks, Alaska. It awarded 1 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UAF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alaska Fairbanks are $24,287, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Oregon State

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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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