Environmental Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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

UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and has a total student population of 25,108.

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.

UNL Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

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

UNL Environmental Engineering Rankings

The environmental engineering major at UNL 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.

Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at UNL

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

UNL Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of environmental engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 72% 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.

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

UNL Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of environmental engineering master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in environmental engineering each year. UNL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

Of the students who received a environmental engineering master's degree from UNL, 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 Nebraska - Lincoln with a master's in environmental engineering.

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

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 University of Nebraska - Lincoln. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering	6

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering
• Chemical Engineering
• General Engineering
• Biological 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 NE, the home state for University of Nebraska - Lincoln.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Architectural and Engineering Managers	660	$126,970
Environmental Engineers	320	$90,320
Engineering Professors	80	$104,810
Health and Safety Engineers	80	$85,490

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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