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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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General Environmental Engineering is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the New England region, there were 187 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general environmental engineering programs, but they also 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k list, MIT has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MIT is $1,820 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tufts is $6,516 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 30 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $14,157 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Connecticut.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCONN General Environmental Engineering Report

#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Burlington, Vermont, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UVM also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $12,715 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Vermont.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UVM General Environmental Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 35 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $18,826 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Worcester, Massachusetts that handed out 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WPI, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $29,911 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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%.

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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.

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