2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

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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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 201 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,550 and $23,417 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,560 and $37,817 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1

Montana Technological University

Butte, Montana

#3 in overall quality

$19,429 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Tech is a public institution located in Butte, Montana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Tech are $19,429, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Montana Tech Environmental Engineering Report

#2

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana

#4 in overall quality

$21,446 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Montana State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman Environmental Engineering Report

#3

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Colorado Boulder Environmental Engineering Report

#4

Colorado School of Mines

Golden, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$39,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado School of Mines landed the #4 spot on the list. Golden, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Mines not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado School of Mines are $39,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Mines

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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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.

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