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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

75 Colleges
$70,834 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,759 people earned a degree or certificate in environmental engineering, making the major the #175 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 75 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

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#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Vanderbilt University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucknell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lewisburg.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #7 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree environmental engineering programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Southern California did quite well on this year’s best schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Environmental Engineering students that almost earned our Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
13 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
14 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
15 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

Environmental Engineering by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Environmental Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 46,178
Electrical Engineering 28,844
Civil Engineering 21,388
Computer Engineering 17,987
Chemical Engineering 12,917

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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