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 topicsÌýincluding:

  • 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 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

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$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)

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