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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$36,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in environmental engineering, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,600 and had an average of $23,573 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 187 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,000 and $25,667 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $22,012 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full UCONN Environmental Engineering Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Durham, New Hampshire, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $24,067 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend UNH.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at UNH

#3

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology is $16,636 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Vermont is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UVM is $18,982 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at UVM

#5

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k. WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

WPI also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $39,756 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at WPI

#6

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Tufts University is $30,744 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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Notes and References

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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