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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region

30 Colleges
$59,618 Avg Salary
$22,728 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 .

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at U-M take out is $20,263.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from Purdue carry an average student debt load of $18,292.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Cincinnati.

The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at UC take out is $29,632.

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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan Technological University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Houghton.

On average, environmental engineering graduates from Michigan Tech take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Environmental Engineering majors at Ohio State take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Platteville, UW - Platteville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their degree, environmental engineering majors at UW - Platteville accumulate an average of around $18,918 in student debt.

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#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average amount in student loans that environmental engineering majors at Notre Dame take out is $17,992.

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#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 122
Ohio 103
Illinois 71
Indiana 88
Wisconsin 36

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 30 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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