Environmental Engineering at University of Arizona

What traits are you looking for in a environmental engineering school? To help you decide if University of Arizona is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's environmental engineering program.

University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and has a total student population of 45,601. Of the 8,117 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Arizona in 2021, 5 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.

University of Arizona Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

University of Arizona Environmental Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental engineering progam at University of Arizona compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The environmental engineering major at University of Arizona 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
Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	48
Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	62

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in environmental engineering from University of Arizona. This makes it the #38 most popular school for environmental engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at University of Arizona

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

University of Arizona Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from University of Arizona. About 80% of these graduates were women and the other 20% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 53% 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 University of Arizona with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

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

University of Arizona Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in environmental engineering from University of Arizona. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the environmental engineering master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

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

University of Arizona also has a doctoral program available in environmental engineering. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Engineering Physics
• Other Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Aerospace & Aeronautical 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 AZ, the home state for University of Arizona.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Architectural and Engineering Managers	3,490	$133,860
Environmental Engineers	890	$80,330
Health and Safety Engineers	650	$74,580
Engineering Professors	420	$107,660

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 Msr69er under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.