by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 master's degrees in environmental engineering during the 2022-2023 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The environmental engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental engineering students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for environmental engineering students seeking a a master's degree.
Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a good choice for individuals pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus
It's hard to beat University of Florida if you wish to pursue a master's degree in environmental engineering. UF is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.
Master's students who receive their degree from the environmental engineering program make about $82,095 in the first couple years of working.
More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from University of Florida
North Carolina State University is a wonderful option for students interested in a master's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Raleigh, NC State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from North Carolina State University
University of Georgia is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering. UGA is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Athens.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from University of Georgia
Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from University of South Florida - Main Campus
Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .
| State | Colleges | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 208 | 63 |
| Georgia | 190 | 31 |
| Virginia | 182 | 12 |
| North Carolina | 178 | 15 |
| Tennessee | 166 | 11 |
| Alabama | 151 | 4 |
| South Carolina | 146 | 19 |
| Arkansas | 121 | 0 |
| West Virginia | 112 | 3 |
Environmental Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Environmental Engineering | 161 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Electrical Engineering | 1,432 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,108 |
| Civil Engineering | 840 |
| Computer Engineering | 763 |
| General Engineering | 712 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 688 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 582 |
| Industrial Engineering | 541 |
| Systems Engineering | 473 |
| Other Engineering | 356 |
