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2024 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools

111 Colleges in the United States
2,759 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in general environmental engineering, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #240 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 111 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 2,759 degrees in general environmental engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Environmental Engineering School

Best General Environmental Engineering Schools Your choice of general environmental engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general environmental engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

General Environmental Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

The environmental engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Environmental Engineering Schools. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in the United States

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the environmental engineering degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

16 Top Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
45.0% Growth in Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great option for students interested in a degree in general environmental engineering. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 20 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD
71 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 71 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NY
41 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

It is hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in general environmental engineering. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 41 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In GA
76 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a good option for students interested in a degree in general environmental engineering. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 76 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
48 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 48 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
66 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Purdue is a very large public university located in the small city of West Lafayette. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were roughly 66 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were about 1 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
103 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 77 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.

There were approximately 103 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
54 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 54 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
41 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 41 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.

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11
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CO
41 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 1st out of 33 colleges for overall quality in the state of Colorado.

There were roughly 41 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Mines in the most recent data year.

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12
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
76 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

U-M is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor. This university ranks 1st out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 76 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.

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13
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
37 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 37 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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14
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
37 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were about 37 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Michigan Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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15
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
40.0% Growth in Graduates

UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the city of Irvine. This university ranks 15th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 30 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

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16
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
41 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 41 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for General Environmental Engineering students that almost earned our Best General Environmental Engineering Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN
18 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
19 University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN
20 Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
21 Northwestern University Evanston, IL
22 Stanford University Stanford, CA
23 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Cincinnati, OH
24 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
25 Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA

General Environmental Engineering by Region

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