by our College Data Analytics Team
[Environmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/environmental-engineering/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their environmental engineering graduates go on to command.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find where environmental engineering graduates earn the most.
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Below are the schools whose environmental engineering graduates go on to earn the most.
Leading the list is University Of Florida, our #1 for environmental engineering graduate salaries in Florida. Set in the city of Gainesville, University Of Florida is a public institution. Students who complete the environmental engineering program here go on to a median salary of roughly $83,068.
Florida Gulf Coast University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying environmental engineering schools. Florida Gulf Coast University is a public school located in the suburb of Fort Myers. Environmental Engineering graduates of Florida Gulf Coast University earn a median of about $79,256 a year early in their careers.
Students chasing top earnings in environmental engineering will find them at Florida International University, which ranked #3. Set in the suburb of Miami, Florida International University is a public institution. Early-career environmental engineering graduates from Florida International University make a median of around $64,541 per year.
University Of Central Florida came in at #4 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying environmental engineering schools. Set in the suburb of Orlando, University Of Central Florida is a public institution. After graduating, environmental engineering degree recipients from University Of Central Florida typically earn about $56,443 annually.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries environmental engineering graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 4 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
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