2025 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Michigan

Environmental Engineering isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #173 in popularity out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 113 degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Environmental Engineering Schools List

Environmental Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Michigan list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Environmental Engineering in Michigan

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 Michigan Schools in Environmental Engineering

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

$57,824 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you want to pursue a degree in environmental engineering. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Students who receive their degree from the environmental engineering program make around $57,824 for their early career.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, MI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

33.9% Growth in Graduates

Michigan Technological University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

After graduation, environmental engineering degree recipients usually earn about $64,453 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Michigan Technological University

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	314	103
Illinois	304	71
Indiana	294	88
Wisconsin	273	36

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Environmental Engineering Related Rankings by Major

Environmental Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Environmental Engineering Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering	113

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Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering	2,322
Electrical Engineering	1,055
Computer Engineering	609
Industrial Engineering	465
Chemical Engineering	443
General Engineering	411
Biomedical Engineering	403
Civil Engineering	402
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	339
Electrical and Computer Engineering.	331

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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.

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