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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

39 Colleges
$28,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Doctor'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 Value Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.

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

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

Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Dakota the best value school in the United States for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Grand Forks, UND is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UND are $18,968 per year.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of North Dakota Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 per year.

Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Environmental Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 39 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Houghton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan Tech also did well on our Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Georgia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,334 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Georgia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#5

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public college with a very large student population.

Clemson graduate students pay an average of $23,246 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UNR is a very large public school located in the large city of Reno.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.

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#8

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

Lehigh University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Lehigh are $27,130 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Lehigh is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#9

University of Houston

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #9, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Houston Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Texas A&M Kingsville graduate students pay an average of $14,344 in tuition and fees each year.

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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.

  • 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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