Environmental Engineering Degree Pathway

Our students and professors are passionate about the environment and making the world a better place.

A bachelor of science in Environmental Engineering from CU Boulder combines coursework and hands-on experience in biology, chemistry, physics, engineering, and advanced mathematics to give you the knowledge and skills you need for a career advancing scientific understanding and engineering solutions to environmental problems impacting our biosphere, land, water and air quality.

Hands-On Learning

As a student in our top ranked program, you will have access to courses and labs taught by expert faculty conducting research across a broad array of environmental topics including:

  • Air Quality
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • Water & Water Reuse
  • Pollution
  • Global Engineering

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Student Community

Environmental Engineering at CU Boulder is a tight-knit community of shared experiences. To help ensure your success, every first year Environmental Engineering student is matched with a junior or senior peer mentor to offer advice and guidance.

CU Boulder is academically challenging, but your experience will be much more than labs and classrooms. We offer dozens of clubs, from engineering-specific groups to organizations centered on hobbies and Colorado's amazing outdoor opportunities.

The College of Engineering and Applied Science is also home to nine affinity-based professional engineering societies supported through the Campos Student Center.

Degree Outcomes

Career Options

What can you do with an Environmental Engineering Degree? Our graduates build careers in:

  • Engineering Consulting
  • Industry and Manufacturing
  • Government (Municipal, State, Federal)
  • International Development
  • Research
  • Construction
  • Teaching

   

$70,000

Median Starting Salary of
CU Boulder Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Graduates

(Alumni Survey, 2025)

Top Employers of Our Graduates
  • Archer Western Construction (Contracting)
  • Black & Veatch (Engineering & Construction Company)
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (State Agency)
  • Arcadis (Design & Engineering Firm)
  • Dewberry (Construction Engineering Firm)

#8

Ranked Public Environmental Engineering
Undergraduate Program

 

75%

of Students Complete an Internship or 
Undergraduate Research Experience

 

60%

of CU Boulder Environmental 
Engineering Students are Women

 

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