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

16 Colleges
$70,834 Avg Salary

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.

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 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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

About 74% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 26% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

About 48% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 52% are male.

Full Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus Report

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Clemson is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Clemson.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a very large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of South Florida - Main Campus is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

About 62% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 38% are male.

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

#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in environmental engineering at Virginia Tech, 8% are male and 92% are female.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.

About 40% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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#8

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia 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 #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA 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.

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University of Central Florida came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 40% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 60% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Florida International University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

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

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 16 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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