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

15 Colleges
$70,834 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

Check out the environmental engineering master'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 master’s degree. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in environmental engineering at UT Austin, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 36% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

Women make up 63% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus 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 #7 on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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

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#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 6 students majoring in environmental engineering at University of Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

Women make up 20% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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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 15 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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