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

4 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$36,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

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In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in environmental engineering, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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 Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Far Western US Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate 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. This large school is located in Reno, Nevada, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNR Environmental Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of California - Irvine Environmental Engineering Report

#3

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, Oregon State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Oregon State

#3

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. USC is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Southern California

#4

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Caltech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Technology are $56,649.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at California Institute of Technology

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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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