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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

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Environmental Engineering is the 173rd most popular major in the country with 2,759 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, environmental engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $57,215 and had an average of $24,744 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 539 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,594 and $24,811 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 158 environmental engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in environmental engineering.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering in the Southeast Region

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clemson University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Clemson, South Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Clemson University Environmental Engineering Report

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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 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region. Georgia Tech is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major 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 public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at UF

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North Carolina State University
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. North Carolina State University is a large school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 15 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full North Carolina State University Environmental Engineering Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. UT Knoxville is a large public school situated in Knoxville, Tennessee. It awarded 10 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Environmental Engineering Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 12 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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Mercer University
Macon, Georgia

Mercer University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Mercer is a medium-sized school located in Macon, Georgia that handed out 2 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mercer Environmental Engineering Report

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University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

University of Georgia ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major 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 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at University of Georgia

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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia

West Virginia University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. WVU is a large school located in Morgantown, West Virginia that handed out 3 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at WVU

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The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, Alabama

The University of Alabama came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at UA

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With a ranking of #12, Florida International University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s environmental engineering students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at FIU

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University of Central Florida came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Orlando, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s environmental engineering degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at UCF

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 1 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at Vanderbilt

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University of Miami
Coral Gables, Florida

With a ranking of #15, University of Miami did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region list. U Miami is located in Coral Gables, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Environmental Engineering at U Miami

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Environmental Engineering Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 0 masters’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Environmental Engineering at University of Arkansas

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