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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$43,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in environmental engineering, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,600 and had an average of $23,573 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 582 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,311 and $24,514 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in environmental engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

ESF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at ESF

#4

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This small school is located in Potsdam, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson are $34,232, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Clarkson University Environmental Engineering Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. RPI is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at RPI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Environmental Engineering Report

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Drexel did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

Full Drexel University Environmental Engineering Report

#7

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Stevens Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Stevens also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens Institute of Technology are $38,876, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stevens Institute of Technology Environmental Engineering Report

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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