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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s

73 Ranked Colleges
823 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s” 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 823 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 73 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Out of the 73 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 25 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas Tech University General Environmental Engineering Report

#18 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 11 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree environmental engineering students list, UT Austin has also earned the #18 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin

#3

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#20 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Clemson also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Purdue is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 21 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Gainesville, Florida, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Florida General Environmental Engineering Report

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 7 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at UH

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 24 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia Tech, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334.

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

Michigan Technological University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Michigan Tech

#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#19 in overall quality

University of Iowa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 9 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #19. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

Full Iowa General Environmental Engineering Report

Texas A&M University - Kingsville ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas A&M University - Kingsville General Environmental Engineering Report

University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 14 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at USF Tampa

#12

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#14 in overall quality

Lehigh University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree environmental engineering students list, Lehigh has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Lehigh

#12 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 22 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Nevada - Reno ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Reno, Nevada, this large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNR are $21,971.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UNR

California State University - Fullerton did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 32 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full California State University - Fullerton General Environmental Engineering Report

With a ranking of #16, Montana Technological University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Montana Technological University is a small school located in Butte, Montana that handed out 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana Technological University are $19,429.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Montana Tech

#17

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

North Carolina State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. NC State is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #21 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Carolina State University General Environmental Engineering Report

#18

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

University of Kansas ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Lawrence, Kansas, and it awarded 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at KU

#19

University of Hartford

West Hartford, Connecticut

University of Hartford came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UHart is a medium-sized school located in West Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 3 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UHart are $14,847, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Hartford

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 16 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

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

#21

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

With a ranking of #21, University of New Haven did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. University of New Haven is located in West Haven, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610.

Full University of New Haven General Environmental Engineering Report

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at El Paso are $16,180, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at El Paso

#23

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #23. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 17 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech

#24

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s ranking. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

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#25

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York

With a ranking of #25, Manhattan College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Riverdale, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan College are $20,102, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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