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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Plains States Region

6 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Environmental Engineering is the 240th most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Plains States region, there were 86 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,401 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in general environmental engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree environmental engineering students.

Top 6 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Plains States Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri University of Science and Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Missouri University of Science and Technology is a public institution located in Rolla, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full Missouri University of Science and Technology General Environmental Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Iowa

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 2 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Kansas

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at North Dakota State University

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University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Plains States Region list. UND is a public institution located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UND

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