by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for environmental engineering students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 118 master's degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The environmental engineering master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. 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:
The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for environmental engineering students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Environmental Engineering Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering.
Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in environmental engineering needs to check out University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering. UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Purdue University - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Purdue University - Main Campus
Michigan Technological University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in environmental engineering. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Houghton.More information about a master’s in environmental engineering from Michigan Technological University
Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .
Environmental Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Environmental Engineering | 118 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 1,307 |
| Electrical Engineering | 1,212 |
| Civil Engineering | 729 |
| Industrial Engineering | 586 |
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 521 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 520 |
| Computer Engineering | 514 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 450 |
| General Engineering | 399 |
| Other Engineering | 356 |
