2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

Environmental Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #117 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of environmental engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 36 master's degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School for Your Master's Degree

The environmental engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. We created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of environmental engineering students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for environmental engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Environmental Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering.

Most Well Attended Schools for Environmental Engineering Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Colorado Boulder
Boulder, CO

16 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CO

#2 Best Quality In CO

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Colorado Boulder if you want to pursue a master's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the midsize city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in environmental engineering in Colorado.

There were roughly 16 environmental engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at CU - Boulder in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from University of Colorado Boulder

2

Colorado School of Mines
Golden, CO

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CO

#1 Best Quality In CO

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in environmental engineering needs to take a look at Colorado School of Mines. Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in environmental engineering in Colorado.

There were approximately 8 environmental engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Colorado School of Mines

3

Montana Technological University
Butte, MT

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MT

#1 Best Quality In MT

Montana Technological University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a master's degree in environmental engineering. Montana Tech is a small public university located in the remote town of Butte. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in environmental engineering in Montana.

There were about 5 environmental engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Montana Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Montana Technological University

3

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MT

#2 Best Quality In MT

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in environmental engineering needs to check out Montana State University. Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in environmental engineering in Montana. More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Montana State University

5

University of Wyoming
Laramie, WY

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WY

#1 Best Quality In WY

Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public university with a large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in environmental engineering in Wyoming.

There were approximately 2 environmental engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at UW in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from University of Wyoming

6

Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO

#3 Most Popular In CO

Located in the city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Colorado State University - Fort Collins

6

Idaho State University
Pocatello, ID

#1 Most Popular In ID

Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Idaho State University

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the most popular environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Colorado	172	19
Idaho	95	0
Montana	86	7
Wyoming	57	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering is one of 40 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	374
Electrical Engineering	335
Civil Engineering	233
General Engineering	184
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	147
Chemical Engineering	58
Computer Engineering	53
Biomedical Engineering	52
Materials Engineering	50
Petroleum Engineering	28

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.