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2024 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

15 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
434 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
A degree in general environmental engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #240 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 15 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for general environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 434 degrees in general environmental engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Environmental Engineering School

Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of general environmental engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall General Environmental Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Environmental Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in the Far Western US Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
48 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in general environmental engineering needs to look into University of Southern California. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 48 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering needs to check out University of California - Irvine. UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
37 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering needs to take a look at University of California - Davis. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 37 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available.

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Stanford crest
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In CA

Stanford University is a good option for students pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In CA
77.8% Growth in Graduates

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NV

UNR is a fairly large public university located in the city of Reno. This university ranks 2nd out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Nevada.

There were roughly 25 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNR in the most recent data year.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

SDSU is a very large public university located in the city of San Diego. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 29 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
36 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a great university overall.

There were about 36 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 36th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 25 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 339
Washington 831 19
Oregon 587 50
Nevada 354 25
Alaska 167 1

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