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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 10 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k 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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry is a small school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students whose families make $48-$75k list, RPI has also earned the #3 rank 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

Full Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Environmental Engineering Report

#5

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 3 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.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology

#6

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#6 in overall quality

Clarkson University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Potsdam, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson also took the #6 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 Clarkson are $34,232.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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