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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania

6 Colleges
$56,871 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

Environmental Engineering is the #141 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 36 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Drexel University the most popular school in Pennsylvania for environmental engineering students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

The excellent programs at Lehigh University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in Pennsylvania. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Bethlehem.

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#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Gannon University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

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

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#6

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, PA

Bucknell University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 85
Maryland 62
New Jersey 34

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 6 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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