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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Michigan Technological University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan Tech is a medium-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 city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus 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 #6 on the list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

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 fairly large public school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

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

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.

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