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 has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Environmental Engineering is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,215 and had an average of $24,744 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 170 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,275 and $27,223 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in environmental engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their environmental engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region master’s degree 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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Montana Technological University is a small public school situated in Butte, Montana. It awarded 4 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Montana Technological University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado School of Mines. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Mines is a medium-sized school located in Golden, Colorado that handed out 7 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Colorado School of Mines
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large school located in Bozeman, Montana that handed out 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Montana State University
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s 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 #4 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Boulder Environmental Engineering Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wyoming landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Laramie, Wyoming, and it awarded 0 masters’s environmental engineering degrees 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 more about Environmental Engineering at University of Wyoming
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
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