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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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. 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 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Southwest 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.

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named University of Arizona the most popular school in the Southwest Region for environmental engineering students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in environmental engineering at University of Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Arizona Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public 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.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in environmental engineering at UH, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Houston Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Full Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a very large public school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Of the 2 students majoring in environmental engineering at UTSA, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#7

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for environmental engineering students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Full Environmental Engineering at Rice University Report

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

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 7 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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