by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Water Resources Engineering is the 1072nd most popular major in the country with 71 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in water resources engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in water resources engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major. This medium-sized school is located in Wilberforce, Ohio, and it awarded 2 ’s water resources engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Water Resources Engineering at Central State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Idaho landed the #2 spot on the list. U of I is a fairly large public school situated in Moscow, Idaho. It awarded 10 ’s water resources engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Villanova University landed the #3 spot on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 ’s water resources engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 Villanova University Water Resources Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s water resources engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Water Resources Engineering at University at Buffalo
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gateway Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major list. Gateway Technical College is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s water resources engineering degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Gateway Technical College Water Resources Engineering Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 8 ’s water resources engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Oregon State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major ranking. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 3 ’s water resources engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Delaware ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major list. Newark, Delaware is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s water resources engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Southern California ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Water Resources Engineering Major list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s water resources engineering students in 2020-2021.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
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