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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$31,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Environmental Engineering is the 166th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,600 and had an average of $23,573 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 438 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,675 and $22,888 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school. 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 For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at California Institute of Technology

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fullerton, California, this large public school handed out 32 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at California State University - Fullerton

#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 #3 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 2 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Riverside. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UCR not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best 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 UCR are $28,686.

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#5

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Wazzu is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 12 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best 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.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Wazzu

With a ranking of #6, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Fairbanks, Alaska, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UAF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best 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 UAF are $24,287.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Alaska Fairbanks

#7

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

University of Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

USC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

University of Nevada - Reno landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNR, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best 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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#9

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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