Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every environmental engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the environmental engineering program at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute stacks up to those at other schools.

RPI is located in Troy, New York and approximately 7,501 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.

RPI Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

RPI Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at RPI 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 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at RPI

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

RPI Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

14% 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 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at RPI 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

RPI Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

50% Women

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. RPI does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from RPI, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Concentrations Within Environmental Engineering

If you plan to be a environmental engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering	17

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 NY, the home state for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,330	$161,670
Environmental Engineers	3,100	$90,470
Engineering Professors	2,900	$127,010
Health and Safety Engineers	1,830	$95,530

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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