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2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas

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Finding the Best Environmental Engineering School for You

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

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.

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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Texas 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for environmental engineering majors pursuing a .

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

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#2

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

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The excellent programs at The University of Texas at El Paso helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in Texas. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

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#4

University of Houston

Houston, TX

The excellent programs at University of Houston helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best environmental engineering schools in Texas. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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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. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Dallas.

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#7

Lamar University

Beaumont, TX

With a ranking of #7, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for environmental engineering students. Lamar University is a large public school located in the city of Beaumont.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. UTSA is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Antonio.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas ranking. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

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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 9 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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