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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$43,266 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,871 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

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

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Engineering

$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the best value school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $20,362 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Temple are $17,378 per year.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
$57,470 Average Tuition & Fees

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 small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in in-state tuition and fees each 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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#4

Wilkes University

Wilkes-Barre, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilkes University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Wilkes is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small 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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#5

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA
$59,802 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bucknell are $59,802 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bucknell is ranked #1 for overall quality for environmental engineering in Pennsylvania.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list.

Full Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA
$35,541 Average Tuition & Fees

Gannon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value environmental engineering programs. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Erie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gannon are $35,541 a year.

Full Environmental Engineering at Gannon University Report

#8

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Drexel are $57,136 a year.

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Best 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

Environmental Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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