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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region

10 Colleges
$54,079 Avg Salary
$23,748 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, environmental engineering was ranked #144 in the country. In fact 919 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Environmental Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the environmental engineering programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern California the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for environmental engineering students. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Caltech is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

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#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Far Western US Region . UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public college with a very large student population.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Alaska Fairbanks did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. SDSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Diego.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 81
Washington 2
Oregon 11
Nevada 7
Alaska 1

Environmental Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

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

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