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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$25,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the New England Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MIT is $16,636 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 30 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $22,012 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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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#3

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Vermont. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 22 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid per year to attend UVM.

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%.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Vermont

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 35 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $30,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid per year to attend Tufts University.

The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Tufts University

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

WPI also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $39,756 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national 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%.

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.

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