2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 90 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Environmental Engineering program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for environmental engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 15% Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.
Of the 54 students majoring in environmental engineering at Johns Hopkins, 41% are male and 59% are female.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 26% are male.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 36 students majoring in environmental engineering at UIUC, 47% are male and 53% are female.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 48% are male.
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Out of the 90 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.
Women make up 55% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.
California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 28 students majoring in environmental engineering at Cal State Fullerton, 68% are male and 32% are female.
With a ranking of #7, University of New Haven did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of West Haven, University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in environmental engineering at University of New Haven, 74% are male and 26% are female.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
About 48% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 52% are male.
Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 21 students majoring in environmental engineering at Columbia, 48% are male and 52% are female.
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With a ranking of #10, Clemson University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Clemson, Clemson is a public school with a fairly large student population.
About 47% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 53% are male.
New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 58% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 42% are male.
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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in environmental engineering at UT Austin, 47% are male and 53% are female.
Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 17 students majoring in environmental engineering at Purdue, 53% are male and 47% are female.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
Here are some additional popular schools for Environmental Engineering students that almost earned our Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
Rank | College | Location |
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14 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
14 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
16 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
17 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
18 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
18 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
Environmental Engineering by Region
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Majors Related to Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 25 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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