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2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in New York

9 Colleges in New York
308 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$58,537 Avg Early-Career Salary
Environmental Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #173 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in New York ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 308 degrees in environmental engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School

Best Environmental Engineering Schools in New York The environmental engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Environmental Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

The environmental engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in New York. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Environmental Engineering in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of environmental engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Environmental Engineering

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
61 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in environmental engineering needs to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 61 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$61,768 Median Starting Salary
$13,176 Median Student Debt

Cornell University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the environmental engineering degree program at Cornell University get $3,231 above the standard college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$58,378 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

It's hard to beat Clarkson University if you want to pursue a degree in environmental engineering. Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the remote town of Potsdam. This university ranks 25th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 28 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clarkson in the most recent data year. After graduating, environmental engineering degree recipients generally earn around $58,378 in the first five years of their career.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #106 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were roughly 12 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 12 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 12th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 21 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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7
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$57,964 Median Starting Salary

CCNY is a large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 40th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 35 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at CCNY in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, environmental engineering degree recipients typically earn around $57,964 in their early careers.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$45,437 Median Starting Salary
$21,500 Median Student Debt

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 23rd out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 28 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the environmental engineering program report average early career wages of $45,437.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY

Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Riverdale. This college ranks 55th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 13 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan in the most recent year we have data available. Those environmental engineering students who get their degree from Manhattan College make $10,603 more than the average environmental engineering graduate.

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Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Pennsylvania334160
Maryland27971
New Jersey27324
Delaware17523

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One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Environmental Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Environmental Engineering Focus Areas

MajorAnnual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering308

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Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering2,686
Electrical Engineering1,763
Civil Engineering1,125
Biomedical Engineering1,082
Computer Engineering879
Chemical Engineering838
Operations Research650
Industrial Engineering572
General Engineering542
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering388

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