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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

20 Colleges
$55,113 Avg Salary
$26,125 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering 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.

The Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southwest Region 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 The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for environmental engineering students. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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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 Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

While working on their degree, environmental engineering majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $26,125 in student debt.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman.

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#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Located in the large city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southern Methodist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of Socorro, New Mexico Tech is a public school with a small student population.

Full Environmental Engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Report

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering colleges 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 20 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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