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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

38 Ranked Colleges
157 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

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” 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 157 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 38 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 25 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” 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.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Clemson

Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a medium-sized school located in Kingsville, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Kingsville are $14,066.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M Kingsville

#25 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Michigan Technological University is a public institution located in Houghton, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #25 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan Tech Environmental Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate. Georgia Tech is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 10 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 38 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #5 spot on the list. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 9 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also took the #11 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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University of Nevada - Reno ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Nevada - Reno is located in Reno, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nevada - Reno are $21,971, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNR Environmental Engineering Report

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Oklahoma

University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full USF Tampa Environmental Engineering Report

The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. El Paso, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Houston

#22 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Environmental Engineering Report

#12

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#21 in overall quality

Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Purdue

#13

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

With a ranking of #13, University of Kansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at KU

#15 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Environmental Engineering Report

#15

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#24 in overall quality

University of Iowa landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Iowa City, Iowa, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Iowa also took the #24 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Iowa

#16 in overall quality

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Syracuse, New York, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

ESF also took the #16 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

#17

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida

University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #17. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at UCF

#18 in overall quality

University of California - Irvine landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #18 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of California - Irvine

#19

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #19. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Oregon State

#20

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#19 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #19 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Environmental Engineering Report

Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Illinois Tech is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Illinois Tech

The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UTSA is a large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at San Antonio

#23

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado
#23 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder Environmental Engineering Report

#24

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Michigan State

#25

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#17 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Clarkson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate list. Clarkson is a private not-for-profit institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Clarkson also took the #17 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson are $34,232, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Clarkson

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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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