2025 Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio

a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #136 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 88 bachelor's degrees in environmental engineering during the 2021-2022 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to environmental engineering students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other environmental engineering students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for environmental engineering to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized environmental engineering related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for environmental engineering students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The environmental engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Ohio.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Environmental Engineering in Ohio

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for environmental engineering students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Ohio Schools for a Bachelor's in Environmental Engineering

1

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
Cincinnati, OH

31 Annual Graduates

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

33 Annual Graduates

$67,938 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, environmental engineering bachelor's recipients usually earn an average of $67,938 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in environmental engineering from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	70
Illinois	241	20
Indiana	235	68
Wisconsin	213	36

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Rankings in Majors Related to Environmental Engineering

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Environmental Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Environmental Engineering Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering	88

Most Popular Majors Related to Environmental Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	1,640
Computer Engineering	839
Chemical Engineering	650
Electrical Engineering	650
Civil Engineering	524
Biomedical Engineering	400
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	213
Industrial Engineering	205
Agricultural Engineering	96
Construction Engineering	94

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.