2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
Environmental Engineering is the #146 most popular major in New York with 294 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in New York to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for environmental engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best New York Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering
Our analysis found The City College of New York to be the best value school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in New York. CCNY is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCNY are $7,340 per year. The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at CCNY take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $18,786.
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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 2 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University at Buffalo are $10,782 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cornell are $61,015 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, environmental engineering graduates from Cornell carry an average student debtload of $15,065.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Cornell is ranked #1 for overall quality for environmental engineering in New York.
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Out of the 7 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarkson University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Clarkson are $54,370 a year. The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at Clarkson take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $24,594.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Clarkson also did well on our Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental engineering schools in New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Columbia are $62,466 a year.
Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
RPI undergraduate students pay an average of $58,526 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
RPI also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #7, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Syracuse undergraduate students pay an average of $57,591 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Syracuse also did well on our Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Request InformationBest Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 160 |
| Maryland | 73 |
| New Jersey | 37 |
| Delaware | 23 |
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Environmental Engineering Related Majors for Environmental Engineering
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 7 schools only.
- 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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