College Factual  by our College Data Analytics Team
       Unbiased Factual Guarantee

2024 Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region

16 Colleges in the Southwest Region
276 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded
$55,113 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, environmental engineering sits in the middle of the road, ranking #173 out of 395 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 16 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 276 degrees in environmental engineering to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Choosing a Great Environmental Engineering School

Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region The environmental engineering program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Environmental Engineering rankings. We derive our Best Overall Environmental Engineering School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Environmental Engineering Degree Level

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

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Environmental Engineering Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.


 

Best Schools for Environmental Engineering in the Southwest Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the environmental engineering degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southwest Region Schools in Environmental Engineering

1
Rice crest
Rice University
Houston, TX
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In TX

Rice University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental engineering. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Rice University

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
54 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in environmental engineering needs to take a look at The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were about 54 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from The University of Texas at Austin

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in environmental engineering needs to check out Southern Methodist University. SMU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 13 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Southern Methodist University

4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OK
5.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in environmental engineering. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. A Best Colleges rank of #140 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University of Oklahoma is a great university overall.

There were approximately 20 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
52 Environmental Engineering Degrees Awarded

Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #119 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were roughly 52 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Arizona State University - Tempe

6

Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the midsize city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Texas A&M University - College Station

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In AZ

University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Arizona

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #168 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Texas Tech is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Texas Tech University

9
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
27.3% Growth in Graduates

UH is a very large public university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #211 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were about 11 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from University of Houston

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OK

Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 32 schools for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were about 2 environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at OSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in environmental engineering from Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Best Environmental Engineering Colleges by State

Explore the best environmental engineering schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 317 155
Arizona 287 88
Oklahoma 257 22
New Mexico 219 11

View All Rankings >

One of 41 majors within the Engineering area of study, Environmental Engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

Environmental Engineering Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering 276

View All Environmental Engineering Focus Areas >

Related Major Annual Graduates
Mechanical Engineering 5,420
Electrical Engineering 3,662
Civil Engineering 2,298
General Engineering 1,837
Computer Engineering 1,801
Chemical Engineering 1,506
Industrial Engineering 1,352
Biomedical Engineering 1,324
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 1,000
Petroleum Engineering 629

View All Environmental Engineering Related Majors >

Notes and References

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Popular Reports

College Rankings
Best by Location
Degree Guides by Major
Graduate Programs

Compare Your School Options