Environmental Engineering at Lehigh University

If you plan to study environmental engineering, take a look at what Lehigh University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 students attend the school each year.

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.

Lehigh Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

Lehigh Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at Lehigh 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #34 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at Lehigh

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental engineering majors at Lehigh University.

Lehigh Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at Lehigh are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehigh University with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Lehigh Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Lehigh University with a master's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lehigh University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering	10

Related Majors

• Manufacturing Engineering
• Other Engineering
• Polymer & Plastics Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Materials Engineering

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,220	$150,400
Environmental Engineers	2,960	$89,410
Engineering Professors	2,950	$114,870
Health and Safety Engineers	1,410	$107,950

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
• Image Credit: By IR393DEME under License

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