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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$14,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor's in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 New England region, there were 187 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,000 and $25,667 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,041 and $24,492 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the New England Region

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MIT, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $1,820 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MIT.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tufts University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $6,516 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tufts University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Connecticut is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCONN, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UCONN is $14,157 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, Vermont

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Burlington, Vermont, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UVM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UVM is $12,715 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UNH is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is $18,826 for New England Region Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#6

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Worcester Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Bachelor’s in the New England Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

WPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Worcester Polytechnic Institute is $29,911 for new england region bachelor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The low student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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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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