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2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in Georgia

3 Colleges in Georgia
134 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$60,199 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.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of environmental engineering. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 134 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 Georgia 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 Georgia 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 Georgia

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 Georgia Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
10.5% Growth in Graduates

Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #24 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgia Tech is a great school overall.

There were roughly 76 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Georgia Tech in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, environmental engineering degree recipients typically earn around $60,224 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
8.1% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were roughly 37 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, environmental engineering degree recipients usually make around $60,173 in their early careers.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In GA

Kennesaw State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.

There were approximately 19 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at KSU Georgia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Kennesaw State University

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Environmental Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 282 225
North Carolina 279 52
Virginia 274 12
Tennessee 269 13
South Carolina 248 51
Louisiana 242 23
Arkansas 234 0
Alabama 233 24
West Virginia 207 3

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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 134

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 1,418
Electrical Engineering 838
Civil Engineering 446
Industrial Engineering 430
Computer Engineering 359
Biomedical Engineering 352
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 338
Chemical Engineering 241
General Engineering 179
Materials Engineering 114

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