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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$32,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in environmental engineering, making the major the 166th most popular in the United States. 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 Great Lakes region, there were 433 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,000 and $21,495 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan Technological University landed the #1 spot on the list. Michigan Technological University is a medium-sized public school situated in Houghton, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan Tech, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Michigan Tech

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, UC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Environmental Engineering Report

#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in West Lafayette, Indiana, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIUC Environmental Engineering Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois Tech are $30,695.

Full Illinois Institute of Technology Environmental Engineering Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Michigan State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Michigan State University

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M 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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