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2026 Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Arizona

[General Environmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/environmental-engineering/general-environmental-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong general environmental engineering education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value general environmental engineering schools.

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• Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Arizona

2026 Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Arizona

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools

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Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ

$12,223 In-State Tuition & Fees

$19,103 Avg Student Debt

$62,668 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in general environmental engineering, no school beat Arizona State University this year. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $12,223 in tuition and fees, compared with $33,139 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $19,103 to complete the general environmental engineering program here. General Environmental Engineering graduates of Arizona State University earn a median of $63,299 early in their careers. Set against $19,103 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Arizona State University admits about 90% of applicants.

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University Of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

$13,573 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,861 Avg Student Debt

$59,979 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Arizona earned it the #2 place for general environmental engineering. Set in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $13,573 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. General Environmental Engineering graduates carry a median of $21,861 in student loans. Early-career general environmental engineering graduates make about $50,834. Set against $21,861 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.