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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$31,761 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Doctor'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.

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 in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for environmental engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Environmental Engineering

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’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.

Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Environmental Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote 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 in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. 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.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.

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

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

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University Report

With a ranking of #6, Illinois Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois Tech are $30,822 a year.

Full Environmental Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M also is in the top 5% of our Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

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 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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