You could, in theory, go anywhere - so you do need to talk to your folks about budget now - and not later.
Because BU will be near $400K. Are they willing to spend that when you could go to school for $20K ($80K over four years) and likely have a similar outcome? This is the discussion to have now - what can they pay. Ranking for engineering - heavily overrated short of a few top schools - kids from schools of all stripes work side by side, hired into the same jobs (see ABET below).
You will likely find more opportunity at larger schools - they have so many kids of various interests. And don’t necessarily eliminate schools because of where they are. An Alabama, for example, has more than 1K kids from California and 1500 from Illiniois. They are 60% out of state. I mention because that’s a $20K a year school given your stats. Many schools will discount you heavily given your accomplishments.
As for sewing, I did a google search of college sewing clubs - and I see U Denver, U Arizona, Vanderbilt and I’m sure there is more. You might even do a minor in fashion design - but that might be something to look at. With each school of interest, check out their clubs and see if any work for you.
Here are the ABET accredited environmental engineering schools. For some jobs, I don’t know about environmental, you need to have attended an ABET school to apply.
Good luck.
| School Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa | Alabama |
| Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff | Arizona |
| Arizona State University | Tempe | Arizona |
| The University of Arizona | Tucson | Arizona |
| Cal Poly Humboldt | Arcata | California |
| University of California, Davis | Davis | California |
| University of California, Irvine | Irvine | California |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles | California |
| University of California, Merced | Merced | California |
| University of California, Riverside | Riverside | California |
| San Diego State University | San Diego | California |
| California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo | San Luis Obispo | California |
| University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder | Colorado |
| Colorado State University | Fort Collins | Colorado |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden | Colorado |
| University of Connecticut | Storrs | Connecticut |
| University of Delaware | Newark | Delaware |
| Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton | Florida |
| University of Miami | Coral Gables | Florida |
| Florida Gulf Coast University | Fort Myers | Florida |
| University of Florida | Gainesville | Florida |
| Florida International University | Miami | Florida |
| University of Central Florida | Orlando | Florida |
| University of Georgia | Athens | Georgia |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | Atlanta | Georgia |
| Kennesaw State University | Kennesaw | Georgia |
| Northwestern University | Evanston | Illinois |
| University of Notre Dame | Notre Dame | Indiana |
| Purdue University at West Lafayette | West Lafayette | Indiana |
| The University of Iowa | Iowa City | Iowa |
| Louisiana State University and A&M College | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
| The Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore | Maryland |
| Northeastern University | Boston | Massachusetts |
| Tufts University | Medford | Massachusetts |
| Worcester Polytechnic Institute | Worcester | Massachusetts |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan |
| Michigan State University | East Lansing | Michigan |
| Michigan Technological University | Houghton | Michigan |
| University of Minnesota - Twin Cities | Minneapolis | Minnesota |
| St. Cloud State University | St. Cloud | Minnesota |
| Missouri University of Science and Technology | Rolla | Missouri |
| Montana State University - Bozeman | Bozeman | Montana |
| Montana Technological University | Butte | Montana |
| University of Nevada, Reno | Reno | Nevada |
| University of New Hampshire | Manchester | New Hampshire |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken | New Jersey |
| Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | New Brunswick | New Jersey |
| New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | Socorro | New Mexico |
| State University of New York at Albany | Albany | New York |
| University at Buffalo, The State University of New York | Buffalo | New York |
| Cornell University | Ithaca | New York |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | New York | New York |
| City University of New York, City College | New York | New York |
| Clarkson University | Potsdam | New York |
| Manhattan College | Riverdale | New York |
| State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry | Syracuse | New York |
| Syracuse University | Syracuse | New York |
| Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | Troy | New York |
| United States Military Academy | West Point | New York |
| Duke University | Durham | North Carolina |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh | Raleigh | North Carolina |
| University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati | Ohio |
| The Ohio State University | Columbus | Ohio |
| The University of Toledo | Toledo | Ohio |
| Central State University | Wilberforce | Ohio |
| University of Oklahoma | Norman | Oklahoma |
| Oregon State University | Corvallis | Oregon |
| Portland State University | Portland | Oregon |
| Lehigh University | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania |
| Gannon University | Erie | Pennsylvania |
| Bucknell University | Lewisburg | Pennsylvania |
| Saint Francis University | Loretto | Pennsylvania |
| Drexel University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| Temple University | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| University of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania |
| Pennsylvania State University | University Park | Pennsylvania |
| Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre | Pennsylvania |
| Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico | San Juan | Puerto Rico |
| Brown University | Providence | Rhode Island |
| Clemson University | Clemson | South Carolina |
| Benedict College | Columbia | South Carolina |
| University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Texas |
| West Texas A&M University | Canyon | Texas |
| Texas A&M University | College Station | Texas |
| Southern Methodist University | Dallas | Texas |
| Texas A&M University - Kingsville | Kingsville | Texas |
| Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Texas |
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Texas |
| Utah State University | Logan | Utah |
| University of Vermont | Burlington | Vermont |
| University of Washington | Seattle | Washington |
| University of Wisconsin - Platteville | Platteville | Wisconsin |