We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how Cornell ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in environmental engineering.
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Cornell was ranked #13 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for environmental engineering majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in New York.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Cornell University handed out 37 bachelor's degrees in environmental engineering. This is an increase of 48% over the previous year when 25 degrees were handed out.
The median salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $61,768. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is higher than the national average of $56,263 for all environmental engineering bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Cornell, environmental engineering students borrow a median amount of $13,102 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all environmental engineering bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,021.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the environmental engineering majors at Cornell University.
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering from Cornell. About 70% of these graduates were women and the other 30% were men.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor's in environmental engineering.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 5 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
White | 18 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 3 |
Other Races | 5 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Electrical Engineering | 264 |
Operations Research | 231 |
Mechanical Engineering | 214 |
Biomedical Engineering | 146 |
Chemical Engineering | 131 |
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