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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

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

In 2020-2021, 919 people earned a degree or certificate in environmental engineering, making the major the #144 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 75 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for environmental engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Massachusetts Institute of Technology the best school in the United States for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#5

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bucknell University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Southern California landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
13 California State University - Fullerton Fullerton, CA
14 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
15 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC

Environmental Engineering by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 39 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

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