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Environmental Engineering at University of Connecticut

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

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215. Of the 5,991 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Connecticut in 2021, 34 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.

UCONN Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

UCONN Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at UCONN 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.

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

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Environmental Engineering Graduates from UCONN Make?

The median salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $58,517. This is 4% higher than $56,263, which is the national average for all environmental engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

53% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from UCONN. About 47% were men and 53% were women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at UCONN 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 University of Connecticut with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

UCONN Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

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

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Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from UCONN, 75% 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 University of Connecticut 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 0
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

UCONN also has a doctoral program available in environmental engineering. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Architectural and Engineering Managers 3,570 $143,920
Environmental Engineers 830 $88,810
Engineering Professors 420 $100,280
Health and Safety Engineers 150 $99,350

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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