by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Environmental Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Environmental Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at University of California - Riverside. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in environmental engineering, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UCR was ranked #62 on College Factual's Best Schools for environmental engineering list. It is also ranked #10 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCR.
The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
| Fees | $2,417 | $2,417 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,520 | $1,520 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,261 | $16,261 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,717 | $3,717 |
Learn more about UCR tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCR is $52,733 per year. That is 4% higher than the national average of $50,467.
UCR does not offer an online option for its environmental engineering bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCR Online Learning page.
Women made up around 41.4% of the environmental engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 51.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 82.8% of the environmental engineering bachelor’s degrees at UCR in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Environmental Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Environmental Engineering | 29 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 76 |
| Chemical Engineering | 69 |
| Computer Engineering | 49 |
| Electrical Engineering | 73 |
| Materials Engineering | 14 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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