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2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$47,642 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$56,871 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #141 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 36 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which programs offered the best value experiences for environmental engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for environmental engineering majors pursuing a .

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Environmental Engineering

#1

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA
$59,802 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Bucknell University to be the best value school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bucknell are $59,802 per year.

Full Environmental Engineering at Bucknell University Report

#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA
$57,470 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

Lehigh undergraduate students pay an average of $57,470 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Lehigh also is in the top 10% of our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

Full Environmental Engineering at Lehigh University Report

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Temple undergraduate students pay an average of $17,378 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Environmental Engineering at Temple University Report

#4

Gannon University

Erie, PA
$35,541 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gannon University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Gannon are $35,541 a year.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA
$58,524 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Carnegie Mellon undergraduate students pay an average of $58,524 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #1 spot in our Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

Full Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University Report

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA
$57,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Drexel undergraduate students pay an average of $57,136 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Environmental Engineering at Drexel University Report

Best Value Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 85
Maryland 62
New Jersey 34

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 6 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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