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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

6 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$30,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master's in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 120 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,825 and $27,584 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 26 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehigh University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Lehigh University

#2

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Carnegie Mellon University

#3

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Temple Environmental Engineering Report

#4

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gannon University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. This small school is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Gannon also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Gannon are $20,660, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Gannon University

#5

Bucknell University

Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bucknell University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Bucknell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bucknell University are $25,412, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Bucknell

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $75-$110k list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel University 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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