2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You
Environmental Engineering is the #149 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 160 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for environmental engineering students. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pitt are $20,362 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Pitt is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.
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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lehigh are $57,470 a year.
Lehigh excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Wilkes University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wilkes is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wilkes-Barre.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wilkes are $39,914 per year. After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from Wilkes carry an average student debtload of $27,000.
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Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucknell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Lewisburg.
Bucknell undergraduate students pay an average of $59,802 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Bucknell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Carnegie Mellon University is a great value for environmental engineering students. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 a year.
Carnegie Mellon also took the #2 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.
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Gannon University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Erie.
Gannon undergraduate students pay an average of $35,541 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Drexel University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental engineering programs. Drexel is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Drexel undergraduate students pay an average of $57,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Request InformationBest Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 294 |
| 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.
Most Popular Majors Related 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.
- 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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