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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

6 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 the Southeast region, there were 526 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UF General Environmental Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Georgia Tech is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 10 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus General Environmental Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Florida are $28,657.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Central Florida

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.

Full Clemson University General Environmental Engineering Report

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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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