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

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$70,834 Avg Salary

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

With 81 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, environmental engineering is the #117 most popular major in Texas.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Texas 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 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 Texas. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 53% of the environmental engineering majors at the school.

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular environmental engineering schools in Texas. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 36% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 64% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at El Paso. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.

About 50% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 50% are male.

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

#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston is a great place for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at Southern Methodist University Report

#6

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #6, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students working on their master’s degree. Lamar University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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

Full Environmental Engineering at Lamar University Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in environmental engineering at the school are women while 80% are male.

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

#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

Full Environmental Engineering at Rice University Report

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 29
Oklahoma 12
New Mexico 2

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 8 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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