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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Doctor'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 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 47 schools in the United States to see which doctor'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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for environmental engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in the United States for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in environmental engineering at Yale, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.

Of the 10 students majoring in environmental engineering at Georgia Tech, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Florida Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC is a very large public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Women make up 43% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of South Florida - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the United States. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Of the 6 students majoring in environmental engineering at MIT, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. USC is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 6 students majoring in environmental engineering at USC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

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

Women make up 60% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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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 32 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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