2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in California

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in environmental engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #94 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for environmental engineering students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 10 doctor's degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

The environmental engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for environmental engineering, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for environmental engineering.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Environmental Engineering in California

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for environmental engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Most Well Attended Schools for Environmental Engineering Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

California Institute of Technology is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena, Caltech is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental engineering in California.

There were about 4 environmental engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at Caltech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in environmental engineering from California Institute of Technology

1

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental engineering in California.

There were about 4 environmental engineering individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in environmental engineering from University of Southern California

3

University of California - Irvine
Irvine, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Irvine is a popular choice for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in environmental engineering in California.

There were about 2 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in environmental engineering from University of California - Irvine

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Environmental Engineering Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Oregon	102	3
Nevada	58	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Environmental Engineering

One of 40 majors within the Engineering area of study, Environmental Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	350
Mechanical Engineering	225
Biomedical Engineering	164
Civil Engineering	139
Chemical Engineering	116
Materials Engineering	84
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	37
Other Engineering	32
Computer Engineering	29
Engineering Physics	22

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic. More about our data sources and methodologies.