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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

15 Ranked Colleges
338 Degrees Awarded
$17,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 15 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Environmental Engineering in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid. This large school is located in Gainesville, Florida, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $6,302 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Florida.

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

#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. FIU is a large school located in Miami, Florida that handed out 23 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid list, FIU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid per year to attend FIU.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full FIU General Environmental Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Georgia Tech is $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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#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 #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full UCF General Environmental Engineering Report

#5

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

NC State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid per year to attend North Carolina State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 full report on General Environmental Engineering at NC State

#6

Florida Gulf Coast University

Fort Myers, Florida
#12 in overall quality

Florida Gulf Coast University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Fort Myers, Florida, this fairly large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FGCU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $11,606 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid per year to attend Florida Gulf Coast University.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 28 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid per year to attend University of Georgia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at UGA

#8

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Florida Atlantic University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boca Raton, Florida, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

FAU also took the #14 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

Full Florida Atlantic University General Environmental Engineering Report

#9

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Duke University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s 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 yearly cost to attend Duke is $27,020 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at Duke University

#10

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#15 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Little Rock, Arkansas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA Little Rock also took the #15 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UA Little Rock is $14,906 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid.

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#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #11. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

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

#12

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Clemson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Clemson, South Carolina, and it awarded 27 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $20,008 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid per year to attend Clemson University.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Clemson University General Environmental Engineering Report

#13

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. UA is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 23 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $22,597 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid per year to attend The University of Alabama.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama

#14

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#13 in overall quality

Kennesaw State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. KSU Georgia is a public institution located in Kennesaw, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

KSU Georgia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,221 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students with aid per year to attend KSU Georgia.

Full KSU Georgia General Environmental Engineering Report

#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 Getting Aid ranking. Coral Gables, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

U Miami did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Miami is $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 U 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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