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

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Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master'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.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 53% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 47% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 52% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

About 47% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 53% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 25% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 5 spot on the list. Illinois Tech is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 57% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Michigan Technological University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 80% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in environmental engineering at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 80% are male and 20% are female.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#9

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

Cleveland State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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University of Detroit Mercy 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. Located in the large city of Detroit, Detroit Mercy is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 12 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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