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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Environmental Engineering is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 438 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 general 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” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree environmental engineering students.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Reno landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 32 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cal State Fullerton, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal State Fullerton are $17,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General 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.

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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. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

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#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 12 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Washington State University are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

UCR also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. 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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#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region ranking. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 22 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, California Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Pasadena, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Caltech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Caltech are $56,649.

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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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