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2025 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
593 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general environmental engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #240 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 16 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 593 degrees in general environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Environmental Engineering School

Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The environmental engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general environmental engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Environmental Engineering Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the environmental engineering degree levels they offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
69 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in general environmental engineering needs to look into Johns Hopkins University. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 69 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
61 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general environmental engineering. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 61 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY

Every student pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering has to look into Cornell University. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were approximately 27 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

Any student who is interested in general environmental engineering needs to check out Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Located in the city of Troy, RPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #64 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means RPI is a great school overall.

There were about 12 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at RPI in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Located in the suburb of Hoboken, Stevens is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Stevens is a great school overall.

There were roughly 19 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Stevens in the most recent data year.

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New York University
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In NY

NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Pitt is a very large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #85 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent data year.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In PA

Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Lewisburg. This university ranks 11th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 8 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

University at Buffalo is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. This university ranks 18th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 28 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY

Clarkson is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Potsdam. This university ranks 29th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 28 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Clarkson in the most recent data year.

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Best General Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 287
Pennsylvania 978 160
Maryland 618 71
New Jersey 614 24
Delaware 345 23

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