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2025 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region

8 Colleges in the New England Region
247 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #240 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 247 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 New England 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. We derive our Best Overall General Environmental Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

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 New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of environmental engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering needs to check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were approximately 14 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
42 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general environmental engineering. UCONN is a very large public university located in the town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.

There were about 42 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
12.5% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in general environmental engineering has to look into Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #39 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were approximately 22 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH

Located in the fringe town of Durham, UNH is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were about 26 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CT
4.2% Growth in Graduates

University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven. This university ranks 8th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 24 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

UMass Lowell is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 17th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.More information about a degree in general environmental engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT
4.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 22 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best General Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 54
Connecticut 538 96
New Hampshire 395 27
Vermont 352 21

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