by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,759 people earned their degree in environmental engineering, making the major the 173rd most popular in the United States. 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 Far Western US region, there were 434 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,079 and $23,748 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 332 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,720 and $23,024 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in environmental engineering. To top this list, a school must have a successful environmental engineering program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The environmental engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Arcata, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Full Humboldt State University Environmental Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 37 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the #3 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a large public school situated in San Luis Obispo, California. It awarded 36 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at San Diego State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Merced. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. UC Merced is a public institution located in Merced, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Irvine landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 28 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of California - Irvine
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Portland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Portland State University is a large public school situated in Portland, Oregon. It awarded 21 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Portland State University Environmental Engineering Report
University of Nevada - Reno landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nevada - Reno Environmental Engineering Report
Oregon State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s environmental engineering 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 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Southern California came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Southern California
With a ranking of #13, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. University of California - Berkeley is a large school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - San Diego landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stanford University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
California Institute of Technology ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended Environmental Engineering Major in the Far Western US Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Pasadena, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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