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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

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 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Southeast 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 2023 rankings named Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in environmental engineering at Georgia Tech, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

About 38% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

Women make up 67% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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

#4

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

Women make up 60% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

About 50% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Central Florida Report

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 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.

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