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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas

8 Colleges
$70,834 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree School for You

With 155 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, environmental engineering is the #172 most popular major in Texas.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas to see which master'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.

Check out the environmental engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Texas.

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at Texas Tech University Report

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 3 spot on the list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in Texas. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Southern Methodist University

#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at Lamar University Report

With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, Rice University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston.

Full Environmental Engineering at Rice University Report

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 88
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 11

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 8 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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