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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #182 most popular major in Illinois with 71 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois 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 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in Illinois for environmental engineering students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for environmental engineering students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Northwestern University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois Institute of Technology. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Full Environmental Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Illinois list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Loyola University Chicago

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 122
Ohio 103
Indiana 88
Wisconsin 36

One of 40 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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