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

5 Ranked Colleges
40 Degrees Awarded
$30,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 526 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,550 and $23,472 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 40 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 5 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 in the Southeast Region

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

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Southeast Region

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson is located in Clemson, South Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Clemson University

#1 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 #2 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Georgia Tech is a public institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia Tech also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #3 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.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, UF has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at UF

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of South Florida - Main Campus is a large school located in Tampa, Florida that handed out 5 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

USF Tampa also took the #5 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Florida. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. UCF is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 3 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCF Environmental Engineering Report

#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree environmental engineering students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624.

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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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