2027 Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in Connecticut

General Environmental Engineering degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.

For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general environmental engineering students pursuing a degree.

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• Best General Environmental Engineering Schools in Connecticut

Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in Connecticut

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in General Environmental Engineering

1

University Of New Haven
West Haven, CT

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

13 General Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

$49,615 Median Starting Salary

Our analysis ranked University Of New Haven the best school in the country for a degree in general environmental engineering. Set in the suburb of West Haven, University Of New Haven is a large private not-for-profit institution. The six-year graduation rate is 63%. There were roughly 13 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University Of New Haven in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general environmental engineering program make about $49,615 in their early career. Students borrow a median of $26,244 to complete this degree. Read more about the general environmental engineering program at University Of New Haven

2

University Of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

36 General Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

$64,950 Median Starting Salary

Students looking for a strong general environmental engineering program will find one at University Of Connecticut, which ranked #2. Set in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a very large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 83%. University Of Connecticut awarded about 36 general environmental engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general environmental engineering program make about $64,950 in their early career. University Of Connecticut graduates carry a median of $21,738 in student loans. See the full general environmental engineering program report for University Of Connecticut

Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.

• 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.