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 University of Delaware. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in environmental engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UD was ranked #31 on College Factual's Best Schools for environmental engineering list. It is also ranked #1 in Delaware.
Here are some of the other rankings for UD.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UD was $1,423 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $530 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,730 | $34,160 |
| Fees | $1,930 | $1,930 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,472 | $13,472 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Environmental Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at UD took out an average of $24,786 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $23,242.
The median early career salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UD is $57,544 per year. That is 14% higher than the national average of $50,467.
Online degrees for the UD 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 UD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 52.2% of the environmental engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 51.5%.
Around 21.7% of environmental engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at UD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Environmental Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Environmental Engineering | 23 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Biomedical Engineering | 35 |
| Chemical Engineering | 70 |
| Civil Engineering | 73 |
| Computer Engineering | 39 |
| Electrical Engineering | 51 |
*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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