2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

Across Illinois, there were 69 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general environmental engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general environmental engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general environmental engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at UIUC

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Tech, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Illinois Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alesia Goosic.

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