2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree School for You
Environmental Engineering is the #175 most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Environmental Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best school in the Great Lakes Region for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.
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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.
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Illinois Institute of Technology 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Cleveland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Cleveland State University is a large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.
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Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 122 |
| Ohio | 103 |
| Illinois | 71 |
| Indiana | 88 |
| Wisconsin | 36 |
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Environmental Engineering Related Rankings by Major
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 8 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.
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