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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region

17 Colleges
$58,594 Avg Salary
$24,811 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Environmental Engineering 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 Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Florida the most popular school in the Southeast Region for environmental engineering students. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Clemson University

Clemson, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Clemson University is a great place for environmental engineering students. Clemson is a very large public school located in the suburb of Clemson.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great place for environmental engineering students. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

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#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

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University of Central Florida landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular environmental engineering programs. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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Florida International University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

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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 17 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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