by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,759 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 240th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 170 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general environmental engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region environmental engineering students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana Technological University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana Tech is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana. It awarded 11 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Montana Technological University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado School of Mines. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. This medium-sized school is located in Golden, Colorado, and it awarded 41 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 Colorado School of Mines
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Colorado Boulder is a large school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 61 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of Colorado Boulder
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #4 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 31 ’s environmental engineering degrees 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Colorado State University - Fort Collins General Environmental Engineering Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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 full report on General Environmental Engineering at MSU Bozeman
With a ranking of #6, Utah State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s environmental engineering degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Metropolitan State University of Denver
University of Wyoming came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Laramie, Wyoming is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s environmental engineering degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of Wyoming
Idaho State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Pocatello, Idaho, and it awarded 0 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Central Wyoming College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. CWC is a small school located in Riverton, Wyoming that handed out 3 ’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Central Wyoming College
Carroll College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Carroll Montana is a small school located in Helena, Montana that handed out 0 ’s environmental engineering degrees 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%.
Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Carroll College
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