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2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Massachusetts

5 Colleges in Massachusetts
54 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$59,196 Avg Early-Career Salary
Environmental Engineering is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #173 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 54 degrees in environmental engineering during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School

Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Massachusetts Your choice of environmental engineering school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for environmental engineering schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Environmental Engineering Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Master's Degrees in Environmental Engineering
Doctor's Degrees in Environmental Engineering

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Massachusetts ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Environmental Engineering in Massachusetts

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA
45.0% Growth in Graduates

Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means MIT is a great school overall.

There were roughly 20 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at MIT in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2
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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA
57.1% Growth in Graduates

Tufts University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in environmental engineering. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 14 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Tufts University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$59,196 Median Starting Salary
$27,000 Median Student Debt

It is difficult to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a degree in environmental engineering. WPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester. This school ranks 5th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 14 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at WPI in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the environmental engineering program earn around $59,196 in their early career salary.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 6 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Located in the suburb of Lowell, UMass Lowell is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 241 96
New Hampshire 210 27
Vermont 194 21

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Environmental Engineering is one of 41 different types of Engineering programs to choose from.

Environmental Engineering Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering 54

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 2,089
Computer Engineering 1,395
Electrical Engineering 1,254
Biomedical Engineering 775
Civil Engineering 720
General Engineering 632
Chemical Engineering 537
Other Engineering 430
Systems Engineering 378
Industrial Engineering 284

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