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2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
26 Degrees Awarded
$42,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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” ranking, we looked at 8 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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Middle Atlantic Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ESF, the school also landed the #5 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 SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry are $24,990.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at ESF

#2

Clarkson University

Potsdam, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clarkson University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Potsdam, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Clarkson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarkson University are $34,232, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Clarkson University

#3

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #8 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 Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Drexel University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #7 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel University Environmental Engineering Report

#5

Stevens Institute of Technology

Hoboken, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stevens Institute of Technology. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hoboken, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Stevens, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stevens 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

#2 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, Columbia has also earned the #2 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 Columbia are $51,194.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Columbia University in the City of New York

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Johns Hopkins

#3 in overall quality

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full RPI 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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