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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Doctor'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.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Environmental Engineering program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for environmental engineering majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Cincinnati - Main Campus to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Illinois Institute of Technology helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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 Illinois Institute of Technology

#5

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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 Purdue University - Main Campus

Michigan Technological University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Environmental Engineering at Michigan Technological University Report

University of Detroit Mercy ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Detroit Mercy

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 52
Illinois 51
Ohio 23
Indiana 20
Wisconsin 0

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 8 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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