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2023 Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

6 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 6 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 offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the environmental engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate

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

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

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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida

Out of the 6 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southeast region doctor’s degree vets studying environmental engineering list, UF has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 53,372 students enrolled at UF, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

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 low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees in 2020-2021.

Georgia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.According to our most recent data, Georgia Tech supports 39,771 students, and 430 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 240 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,376. During this same period, 2 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate. University of South Florida - Main Campus is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, USF Tampa supports 50,626 students, and 2,211 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 1,241 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,943. On top of their other funding sources, 13 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full USF Tampa Veteran Student Life Report

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Clemson University
Clemson, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate. Clemson is a public institution located in Clemson, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Clemson also took the #4 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 922 of the 26,406 students enrolled at Clemson were GI Bill® students, of which 429 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,920. To help with additional expenses, 15 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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

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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 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate. UCF is a public institution located in Orlando, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

UCF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 2,263 of the 71,881 students enrolled at UCF were GI Bill® students, of which 1,216 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,995. To help with additional expenses, 8 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UCF Veteran Student Life Report

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Environmental Engineering for a Doctorate ranking. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s environmental engineering degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 13,537 students enrolled at Vanderbilt, 13 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $17,769. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full Vanderbilt Veteran Student Life Report

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