College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2025 Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools

66 Colleges in the United States
1,910 Bachelor's Degrees
$63,603 Avg Early-Career Salary
Environmental Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #136 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 66 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,910 bachelor's degrees in environmental engineering during the <nil> academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of environmental engineering for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor'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 consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

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 schools for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Rankings by Location Check Out Other Locales
More Environmental Engineering Rankings Other Ranking Categories

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental Engineering in the United States

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

13 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering

1
54 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

2

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. Georgia Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.

Bachelor's recipients from the environmental engineering program at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus make $6,405 more than the average college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

3
15 Annual Graduates

Northwestern University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Northwestern University

4
36 Annual Graduates

University of California - Davis is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from University of California - Davis

5

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Environmental Engineering bachelor's degree recipients from Cornell University get an earnings boost of around $5,955 above the average earnings of environmental engineering majors.

More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Cornell University

6
UF crest
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL

UF is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Soon after graduating, environmental engineering bachelor's recipients generally make around $62,480 in their early careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from University of Florida

7

Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduation, environmental engineering bachelor's recipients usually earn an average of $57,824 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

8

Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.

Those environmental engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Purdue University - Main Campus receive $8,258 more than the average environmental engineering grad.

More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus

9

Mines is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Golden.

Those environmental engineering students who get their bachelor's degree from Colorado School of Mines receive $5,499 more than the average environmental engineering student.

More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Colorado School of Mines

10
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from University of California - Berkeley

11
14 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

12
25 Annual Graduates

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

13
Iowa crest
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
17 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from University of Iowa

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Environmental Engineering students that almost earned our Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
14 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
15 Tufts University Medford, MA
16 North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC
17 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
18 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
19 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
20 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI
21 Clemson University Clemson, SC
22 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA

Environmental Engineering by Region

View the Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

View All Rankings >

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Environmental Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Environmental Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering 1,910

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 33,840
Electrical Engineering 15,613
Civil Engineering 14,335
Computer Engineering 12,141
Chemical Engineering 8,935
Biomedical Engineering 8,820
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 6,195
Industrial Engineering 5,205
General Engineering 2,697
Materials Engineering 1,305

Notes and References

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options