Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama

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 The University of Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and approximately 37,840 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,062 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Alabama in 2021, 20 of them were environmental engineering majors.

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.

UA Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

UA Environmental Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks environmental engineering programs across the country. The following shows how UA performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The environmental engineering major at UA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	49
Most Focused Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in environmental engineering from UA. This makes it the #51 most popular school for environmental engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UA

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

UA Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The environmental engineering program at UA awarded 20 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at UA are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UA Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a master's degree in Environmental Engineering from UA in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

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

UA also has a doctoral program available in environmental engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Construction Engineering
• Computer 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	2,290	$138,470
Environmental Engineers	770	$82,020
Engineering Professors	530	$107,400
Health and Safety Engineers	500	$97,260

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.