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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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$70,834 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #130 most popular major in Illinois with 51 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Illinois 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Out of the 2 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 52
Ohio 23
Indiana 20
Wisconsin 0

Environmental Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

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 2 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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