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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

15 Ranked Colleges
338 Degrees Awarded
$19,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 526 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 338 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general environmental engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend UF is $12,685 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Florida General Environmental Engineering Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Durham, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Duke, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Duke University is $18,375 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Duke University

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 34 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, Georgia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is $17,846 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 23 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Florida International University is $13,821 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Florida International University

#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF also took the #8 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Florida is $15,192 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UCF General Environmental Engineering Report

#6

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school handed out 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Georgia is $17,105 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Georgia General Environmental Engineering Report

#7

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

North Carolina State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Carolina State University is $19,541 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at North Carolina State University

#8

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#12 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Fort Myers, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 30 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, FGCU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $15,776 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend FGCU.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at FGCU

#9

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Clemson University is $22,937 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Clemson University

#10

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#14 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. FAU is a large school located in Boca Raton, Florida that handed out 6 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FAU, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Atlantic University is $16,249 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at FAU

#7 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $20,965 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Louisiana State University.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#12

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#13 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Kennesaw State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

KSU Georgia also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $19,570 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Kennesaw State University

#13

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

The University of Alabama ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 23 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $24,108 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UA.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at UA

#14

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#15 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k list, UA Little Rock has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA Little Rock is $15,024 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Arkansas at Little Rock

#15

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#10 in overall quality

University of Miami landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. U Miami is a fairly large school located in Coral Gables, Florida that handed out 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

U Miami also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $44,741 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Miami.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at University of Miami

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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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