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Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Environmental Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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

MIT is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 11,254 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.

MIT Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

MIT Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at MIT 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at MIT

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

MIT Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 14% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

MIT Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

60% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering 20

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 MA, the home state for Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Architectural and Engineering Managers 8,190 $156,250
Environmental Engineers 2,820 $90,070
Engineering Professors 1,880 $135,140
Health and Safety Engineers 670 $99,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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