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2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges in the New England Region
198 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$57,521 Avg Early-Career Salary
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.

College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 198 degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School

Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region The environmental engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Engineering rankings. For our Best Overall Environmental Engineering School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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

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 Schools in the New England Region. 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 the New England Region

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 New England Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
45.0% Growth in Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental engineering. MIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were about 20 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
14.6% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in environmental engineering. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were approximately 41 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the environmental engineering program make about $58,517 in the first couple years of working.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Tufts University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$59,196 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Every student pursuing a degree in environmental engineering has to look into Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were roughly 14 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the environmental engineering program state that they receive average early career wages of $59,196.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$54,857 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

UNH is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 27 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the environmental engineering program state that they receive average early career earnings of $54,857.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$53,529 Median Starting Salary
$20,819 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were about 21 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, environmental engineering degree recipients typically earn an average of $53,529 in the first five years of their career.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CT
8.7% Growth in Graduates

University of New Haven is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of West Haven. This university ranks 8th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 23 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year.

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UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 21st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 301 54
Connecticut 241 96
New Hampshire 210 27
Vermont 194 21

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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 198

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Majors Similar to Environmental Engineering

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 3,129
Computer Engineering 1,743
Electrical Engineering 1,669
Civil Engineering 1,248
Biomedical Engineering 1,180
General Engineering 1,043
Chemical Engineering 750
Other Engineering 447
Industrial Engineering 417
Systems Engineering 411

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