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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Great Lakes region, there were 433 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 general environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 7 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Purdue is a large public school situated in West Lafayette, Indiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Michigan Tech is a medium-sized school located in Houghton, Michigan that handed out 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Tech are $21,996.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #4 spot on the list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

Illinois Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Vallue Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Illinois Tech is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

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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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