Montana contains seven schools that offer environmental engineering programs. Rocky Mountain College, the highest-ranking environmental engineering school in MT, has a total student population of 878 and is the 493rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 7 environmental engineering schools in Montana, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Rocky Mountain College comes out as the most expensive ($18,558/yr), with Salish Kootenai College as the lowest recorded at only $3,992/yr.
Environmental Engineering students from Montana schools who go on to become environmental engineers, environmental scientists, environmental specialists, environmental protection specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 50,610 people working as environmental engineers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $80,750. Also, Environmental scientists and specialists, including health make on average $67,360 per year and there are about 83,530 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Montana alone, there are 450 employed environmental scientists and specialists, including health earning an average yearly salary of $55,840. Environmental engineers in this state earn $65,710/yr and there are 240 employed.
Also, within the environmental engineering schools in Montana, the average student population is 1,791 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1. Aside from environmental engineering, there are 1015 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,803 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,505, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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