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

6 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

Environmental Engineering is the 166th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southeast region, there were 526 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,550 and $23,472 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in environmental engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality environmental engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt University

#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $0-$30k list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UF Environmental Engineering Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Florida. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCF, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at UCF

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#6

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Clemson University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Clemson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246.

Full Clemson 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%.

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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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