2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master'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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 90 schools in the United States to see which master'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.
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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the environmental engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.
Top 15% Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Johns Hopkins University the most popular school in the United States for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 59% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 41% are male.
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The in-demand master’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 United States. UF is a very large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 74% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the United States. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
About 53% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 47% are male.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the United States. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
Women make up 52% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.
Out of the 90 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 school with a very large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in environmental engineering at USC, 45% are male and 55% are female.
Full Environmental Engineering at University of Southern California Report
California State University - Fullerton ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.
About 32% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 68% are male.
University of New Haven came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven.
About 26% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 74% are male.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 48% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 52% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 48% are male.
Full Environmental Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York Report
Clemson University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.
Women make up 47% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Clemson University
New York University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Women make up 58% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
About 53% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 47% are male.
Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for environmental engineering students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
About 47% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 53% are male.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Arizona State University - Tempe | Tempe, AZ |
| 14 | University of Colorado Boulder | Boulder, CO |
| 16 | North Carolina State University | Raleigh, NC |
| 17 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock, TX |
| 18 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 18 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
Environmental Engineering by Region
View the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Environmental Engineering Related Majors
One of 39 majors within the area of study, environmental engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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