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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” 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 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” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree 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. 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students.

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

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FIU, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend FIU is $7,296 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Central Florida is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 28 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students per year to attend University of Central Florida.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.

Full UCF General Environmental Engineering Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. 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 University of Florida is $6,302 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 UF

#4

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, Georgia
#13 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kennesaw State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region 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 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. The estimated yearly cost for KSU Georgia is $17,221 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

Full Kennesaw State University 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. Located in Raleigh, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 33 degrees 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. It costs about $16,458 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students per year to attend NC State.

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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full NC State General Environmental Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Tech is $14,739 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech

#7

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 ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Fort Myers, Florida, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students list, FGCU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida Gulf Coast University is $11,606 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at FGCU

#8

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Georgia did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Athens, Georgia, this large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UGA also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UGA is $13,649 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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%.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at UGA

#9

Florida Atlantic University

Boca Raton, Florida
#14 in overall quality

Florida Atlantic University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Atlantic University is a large public school situated in Boca Raton, Florida. It awarded 6 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for FAU is $10,186 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at FAU

#7 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students.

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

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at Louisiana State University

#11

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas
#15 in overall quality

University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is a medium-sized school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 1 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA Little Rock, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas at Little Rock is $14,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

Read more about General Environmental Engineering at UA Little Rock

#12

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also took the #11 spot in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UA is $22,597 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students.

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

#13

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students list, Clemson has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,008 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students per year to attend Clemson University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 94%.

Full Clemson General Environmental Engineering Report

#14

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida
#10 in overall quality

University of Miami landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

U Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $46,949 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students per year to attend U Miami.

The low student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Environmental Engineering at University of Miami

#15

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

Duke University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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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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