2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.

Across Connecticut, there were 95 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 49 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for connecticut master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UCONN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UCONN

#2

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$14,847 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hartford landed the #2 spot on the list. West Hartford, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UHart not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847.

Full UHart General Environmental Engineering Report

#3

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$17,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #3 spot on the list. West Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of New Haven, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of New Haven

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.

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