2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Southeast Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 526 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,550 and $23,472 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 146 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 12 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.
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 the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Southeast Region
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clemson University landed the #1 spot on the list. Clemson is a large school located in Clemson, South Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Clemson, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson are $23,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. Gainesville, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UF, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 24 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
Georgia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia Tech are $31,334, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s 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 public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 14 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree environmental engineering students list, NC State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’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 North Carolina State University are $28,999.
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Virginia Tech came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
UGA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Georgia
University of Central Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Orlando, Florida, and it awarded 12 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
UCF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’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 University of Central Florida Environmental Engineering Report
With a ranking of #9, Mercer University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Macon, Georgia, and it awarded 4 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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West Virginia University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Morgantown, West Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.
WVU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at West Virginia University are $26,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Environmental Engineering at West Virginia University
With a ranking of #11, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree environmental engineering students list, UT Knoxville has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’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 UT Knoxville are $31,798.
Read full report on Environmental Engineering at UT Knoxville
The University of Alabama landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 3 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama
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- 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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- *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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