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2025 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas

5 Colleges in Texas
191 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$65,461 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, environmental engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #173 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 191 degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School

Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas Your choice of environmental engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Environmental Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Environmental Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Texas ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Environmental Engineering in Texas

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the environmental engineering degree levels they offer.

Top Texas Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
64 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 64 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Texas A&M University - College Station is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX
36 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Texas Tech University if you want to pursue a degree in environmental engineering. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. This university ranks 8th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 36 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX

University of Houston is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 8 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Houston

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
31.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 49th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 19 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UTEP in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from The University of Texas at El Paso

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 88
Oklahoma 257 22
New Mexico 219 11

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

Environmental Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering 191

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,572
Electrical Engineering 2,159
Civil Engineering 1,579
Computer Engineering 1,117
Biomedical Engineering 908
Chemical Engineering 908
Industrial Engineering 810
General Engineering 726
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 490
Petroleum Engineering 434

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