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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

15 Colleges
$70,834 Avg Salary

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

Environmental Engineering is the #144 most popular major in the country with 919 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southeast Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the best school in the Southeast Region for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Vanderbilt University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Southeast Region . Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Out of the 15 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech 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. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Clemson is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville 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. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree environmental engineering programs. UA is a very large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 12
Florida 79
Georgia 41
North Carolina 15
Tennessee 13
Kentucky 2
Alabama 4
South Carolina 24
Arkansas 0
West Virginia 3

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

Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

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 15 schools only.

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