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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Environmental Engineering is the 226th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 433 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 111 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Purdue, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue General Environmental Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIUC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Houghton, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, UC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Illinois Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 10 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, Illinois Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Illinois Tech General Environmental Engineering Report

#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cleveland State University General Environmental Engineering Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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