General Environmental Engineering at University of Florida

Every general 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 University of Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UF is located in Gainesville, Florida and has a total student population of 53,372.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Environmental Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

UF General Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UF

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UF does offer online courses in environmental engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UF General Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at UF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UF

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

UF General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering at UF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Florida with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UF General Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 64% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in environmental engineering each year. UF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from UF, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	24
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 FL, the home state for University of Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Architectural and Engineering Managers	7,030	$129,850
Environmental Engineers	1,480	$80,540
Engineering Professors	1,170	$117,170
Health and Safety Engineers	830	$80,170

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 DouglasGreen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.