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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

12 Colleges
$55,632 Avg Salary
$24,744 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor'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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Environmental Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the environmental engineering bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 37 students majoring in environmental engineering at UT Austin, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in environmental engineering at ASU - Tempe, 47% are male and 53% are female.

The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at ASU - Tempe take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $20,601.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

About 67% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 44% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

Full Environmental Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

Out of the 12 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Women make up 70% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the remote town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in environmental engineering at New Mexico Tech, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#7

Tarleton State University

Stephenville, TX

Tarleton State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for environmental engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Stephenville, Tarleton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 57% are male.

Full Environmental Engineering at Tarleton State University Report

Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for environmental engineering students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree environmental engineering programs. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Of the 5 students majoring in environmental engineering at University of Arizona, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kingsville.

Of the 5 students majoring in environmental engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 155
Arizona 88
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 11

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 12 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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