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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

75 Colleges
$22,990 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$70,834 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master'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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the United States to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for environmental engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found California State University - Fullerton to be the best value school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNL are $19,541 a year.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great value for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

The excellent master’s degree programs at Lamar University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental engineering schools in the United States. Located in the midsize city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lamar University are $15,755 a year.

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#5

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Bucknell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value environmental engineering schools in the United States. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lewisburg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Bucknell are $26,112 a year.

Full Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University Report

#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, CT

University of New Haven landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of New Haven are $18,070 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan Tech are $22,981 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list.

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Montana Technological University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Montana Tech is a small public school located in the remote town of Butte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Montana Tech are $19,429 a year.

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

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the large suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Clemson also is in the top 20% of our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree environmental engineering programs. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.

UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#11

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - 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 #11 on the list. 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.

Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great value schools for Environmental Engineering students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Houston Houston, TX
13 Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Atlanta, GA
14 University of Hartford West Hartford, CT
15 Manhattan College Riverdale, NY

Environmental Engineering by Region

View the Best Value Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 26 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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