2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You
Environmental Engineering is the #175 most popular major in the country with 2,759 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for environmental engineering students. Georgia Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Georgia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,964 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, environmental engineering majors at Georgia Tech accumulate an average of around $29,750 in student debt.
Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UGA are $31,108 per year. Environmental Engineering majors at UGA take out an average of $22,500 in student loans while working on their egree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UGA also is in the top 5% of our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orlando.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCF are $22,467 a year.
UCF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great value for environmental engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UF are $28,659 per year. After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from UF carry an average student debtload of $27,500.
UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great value for environmental engineering students. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clemson are $38,550 a year. On average, environmental engineering graduates from Clemson take out $22,440 in student loans while working on their degree.
Clemson also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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North Carolina State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC State are $29,916 a year. On average, environmental engineering graduates from NC State take out $25,933 in student loans while working on their degree.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USF Tampa are $17,324 per year.
USF Tampa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Kennesaw State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at KSU Georgia are $17,690 a year.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.
Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,635 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, environmental engineering majors at Louisiana State University accumulate an average of around $24,486 in student debt.
Louisiana State University also claimed a spot on our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Fort Myers, FGCU is a public school with a large student population.
FGCU undergraduate students pay an average of $25,162 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from FGCU carry an average student debtload of $17,375.
Request InformationBest Environmental Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 134 |
| Virginia | 12 |
| North Carolina | 52 |
| Florida | 225 |
| Tennessee | 13 |
| Kentucky | 2 |
| South Carolina | 51 |
| Louisiana | 23 |
| Arkansas | 0 |
| Alabama | 24 |
| West Virginia | 3 |
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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 21 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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