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

15 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. 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.

The Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Southwest 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.

Check out the environmental engineering master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the most popular school for environmental engineering students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 17 students majoring in environmental engineering at UT Austin, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

About 69% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Women make up 36% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Women make up 50% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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

#5

University of Houston

Houston, TX

Out of the 15 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Methodist University is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Women make up 75% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

Lamar University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree environmental engineering programs. Lamar University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont.

Women make up 43% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Report

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in environmental engineering at University of Arizona, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 20% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering colleges 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 15 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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