by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Environmental Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Environmental Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Lehigh University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in environmental engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Lehigh was ranked #16 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 #1 in Pennsylvania.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Lehigh was $2,285 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $54,790 | $54,790 |
| Fees | $470 | $470 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,740 | $14,740 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,065 | $1,065 |
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The median early career salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Lehigh is $61,020 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $50,467.
Online degrees for the Lehigh environmental engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lehigh Online Learning page.
About 70.6% of the students who received their BS in environmental engineering in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 41.2% of the environmental engineering bachelor’s degrees at Lehigh in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Environmental Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Environmental Engineering | 17 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to environmental engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 56 |
| Chemical Engineering | 22 |
| Civil Engineering | 33 |
| Computer Engineering | 24 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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