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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

18 Ranked Colleges
222 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in general environmental engineering, making the major the 226th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 582 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 222 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general environmental engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 18 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 72 students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 18 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 53 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York General Environmental Engineering Report

#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#18 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The City College of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. CCNY is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CCNY, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The City College of New York are $20,832, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carnegie Mellon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

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#5

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehigh University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Lehigh University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh are $27,130.

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#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ESF is a public institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ESF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ESF are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ESF General Environmental Engineering Report

#13 in overall quality

New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. New Jersey Institute of Technology is a fairly large public school situated in Newark, New Jersey. It awarded 4 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NJIT also took the #13 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New Jersey Institute of Technology are $33,744.

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#17 in overall quality

University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMBC are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

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#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#12 in overall quality

Syracuse University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

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#11

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#8 in overall quality

Clarkson University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Clarkson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clarkson, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson University are $34,232, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#16 in overall quality

Temple University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#19 in overall quality

Gannon University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. Gannon is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Erie, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gannon, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Gannon University are $20,660.

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#14

New York University

New York, New York
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #14. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#15

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology General Environmental Engineering Report

#16

Manhattan College

Riverdale, New York
#15 in overall quality

Manhattan College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Manhattan is a small school located in Riverdale, New York that handed out 14 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Manhattan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattan College are $20,102, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#17

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

Bucknell University ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bucknell University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Bucknell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bucknell University are $25,412.

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#18

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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