Most Focused Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools
Environmental Engineering is taught at colleges nationwide, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in environmental engineering than other colleges that offer the major.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared the degree focus of the 48 schools in the United States offering environmental engineering.
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Most Focused Schools for Environmental Engineering in the United States
These are the schools that devote the largest share of their master’s degree degrees to environmental engineering.
Top 25 Most Focused Environmental Engineering Schools
No school devotes a larger share of its degrees to environmental engineering than Manhattan College. Manhattan College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Riverdale. At this school, roughly 4% of all degrees awarded are in environmental engineering, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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Michigan Technological University came in at #2 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. Michigan Technological University is a public school located in the town of Houghton. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 4% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Texas A And M University Kingsville came in at #3 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. Set in the town of Kingsville, Texas A And M University Kingsville is a public institution. About 3% of the degrees Texas A And M University Kingsville awards are in environmental engineering, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year.
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California State University Fullerton ranks #4 for environmental engineering by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, California State University Fullerton is a public university. At this school, roughly 3% of all degrees awarded are in environmental engineering, or about 48 graduates in the most recent year.
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Missouri University Of Science And Technology ranks #5 for environmental engineering by degree focus. Located in the town of Rolla, Missouri University Of Science And Technology is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in environmental engineering, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #6 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. Set in the city of Troy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in environmental engineering, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of San Diego landed the #7 spot among the most focused environmental engineering schools. Set in the city of San Diego, University Of San Diego is a private not-for-profit institution. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Colorado Boulder landed the #8 spot among the most focused environmental engineering schools. Located in the city of Boulder, University Of Colorado Boulder is a public university. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 28 graduates in the most recent year.
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Lehigh University landed the #9 spot among the most focused environmental engineering schools. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Colorado School Of Mines placed #10 for environmental engineering by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a public university. About 1% of the degrees Colorado School Of Mines awards are in environmental engineering, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of New Haven ranked #11 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. University Of New Haven is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Haven. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 0.9% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked #12 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. Located in the city of Worcester, Worcester Polytechnic Institute is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 0.9% of all degrees awarded are in environmental engineering, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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New Mexico State University Main Campus landed the #13 spot among the most focused environmental engineering schools. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, New Mexico State University Main Campus is a public university. About 0.8% of the degrees New Mexico State University Main Campus awards are in environmental engineering, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Purdue University Main Campus ranked #14 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in environmental engineering, or about 22 graduates in the most recent year.
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The University Of Texas At El Paso comes in at #15 for environmental engineering focus this year. Located in the city of El Paso, The University Of Texas At El Paso is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in environmental engineering, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year.
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Texas Tech University ranked #16 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. Set in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech University is a public institution. About 0.7% of the degrees Texas Tech University awards are in environmental engineering, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Florida landed the #17 spot among the most focused environmental engineering schools. University Of Florida is a public school located in the city of Gainesville. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
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Massachusetts Institute Of Technology comes in at #18 for environmental engineering focus this year. Set in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute Of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.5% of the degrees Massachusetts Institute Of Technology awards are in environmental engineering, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University landed the #19 spot among the most focused environmental engineering schools. Set in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a public institution. About 0.5% of the degrees Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University awards are in environmental engineering, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Georgia comes in at #20 for environmental engineering focus this year. Located in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a public university. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year.
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Arizona State University landed the #21 spot among the most focused environmental engineering schools. Set in the city of Tempe, Arizona State University is a public institution. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year.
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New Jersey Institute Of Technology ranked #22 on our list of the most focused environmental engineering schools. New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a public school located in the city of Newark. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year.
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Johns Hopkins University placed #23 for environmental engineering by degree focus. Johns Hopkins University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore. About 0.5% of the degrees Johns Hopkins University awards are in environmental engineering, or about 44 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of California Riverside comes in at #24 for environmental engineering focus this year. University Of California Riverside is a public school located in the city of Riverside. Environmental Engineering accounts for around 0.5% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Columbia University In The City Of New York comes in at #25 for environmental engineering focus this year. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. About 0.5% of the degrees Columbia University In The City Of New York awards are in environmental engineering, or about 52 graduates in the most recent year.
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Rest of the Top 48 Most Focused Environmental Engineering Schools
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
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