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2024 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges in the New England Region
198 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
General Environmental Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #240 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for general environmental engineering students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 198 degrees in general environmental engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Environmental Engineering School

Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region The environmental engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall General Environmental Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in the New England Region

The schools below may not offer all types of environmental engineering degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

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

Any student who is interested in general environmental engineering needs to check out Massachusetts Institute of Technology. MIT is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

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

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

University of Connecticut is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in general environmental engineering. UCONN is a very large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. This university ranks 2nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were about 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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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in general environmental engineering needs to look into Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in general environmental engineering. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #53 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means WPI is a great school overall.

There were roughly 14 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NH

UNH is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Durham. This university ranks 2nd out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.

There were approximately 27 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UNH in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT

Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 4th out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Vermont.

There were approximately 21 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UVM in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of New Haven
West Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CT
8.7% Growth in Graduates

University of New Haven is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of West Haven. This university ranks 8th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 23 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of New Haven in the most recent data year.

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UMass Lowell is a large public university located in the suburb of Lowell. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.More information about a degree in general environmental engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best General Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best general environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 54
Connecticut 538 96
New Hampshire 395 27
Vermont 352 21

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