2023 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Environmental Engineering Colleges.
Top 10 Best Environmental Engineering Schools
Our analysis found Rice University to be the best school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The excellent programs at Southern Methodist University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.
Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best environmental engineering programs. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
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With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for environmental engineering students. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for environmental engineering students. It came in at #10 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State
Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 81 |
| Arizona | 29 |
| Oklahoma | 12 |
| New Mexico | 2 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Environmental Engineering
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.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
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