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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in New York

13 Colleges
$58,537 Avg Salary
$23,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #146 most popular major in New York with 294 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Colleges.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

On average, environmental engineering graduates from Cornell take out $16,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in New York list. CCNY is a large public school located in the large city of New York.

Full Environmental Engineering at The City College of New York Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a great place for environmental engineering students. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, ESF is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Out of the 13 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the # 5 spot on the list. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at University at Buffalo Report

#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, NY

Clarkson University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #6 on the list. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Potsdam.

After completing their degree, environmental engineering graduates from Clarkson carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University

#7

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Full Environmental Engineering at Syracuse University Report

#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Full Environmental Engineering at New York University Report

With a ranking of #9, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. RPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

United States Military Academy came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in New York ranking. Located in the fringe town of West Point, West Point is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 160
Maryland 73
New Jersey 37
Delaware 23

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 13 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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