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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region

6 Colleges
$50,537 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #144 most popular major in the country with 919 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for environmental engineering majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Missouri University of Science and Technology helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri University of Science and Technology is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Rolla.

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

The excellent programs at University of North Dakota helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Plains States Region . UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 4
Iowa 5
Kansas 3
Nebraska 6
North Dakota 2

One of 39 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

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 6 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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