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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Doctor'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.

The Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 47 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Environmental Engineering program at each school on the list.

Check out the environmental engineering doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

About 29% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 71% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

Women make up 38% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Florida Report

Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in environmental engineering at UC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Of the 6 students majoring in environmental engineering at USF Tampa, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 5 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Of the 6 students majoring in environmental engineering at U-M, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Out of the 47 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern California landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 67% are male.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Southern California

#9

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#9

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Clemson University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Of the 5 students majoring in environmental engineering at Clemson, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Full Environmental Engineering at Clemson University Report

Environmental Engineering by Region

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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 32 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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