Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying environmental engineering, you may want to check out the program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,771.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Environmental Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Georgia Tech Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering

Georgia Tech Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at Georgia Tech is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at Georgia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental engineering majors at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Georgia Tech Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at Georgia Tech are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its environmental engineering bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	31
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Georgia Tech Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in environmental engineering each year. Georgia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus with a master's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering	76

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for GA, the home state for Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,740	$142,240
Environmental Engineers	1,710	$79,700
Health and Safety Engineers	1,410	$78,780
Engineering Professors	360	$96,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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