Colleges offering it 119
Graduates in 2023-24 1,855
Typical median debt $21,375
Typical earnings 1 yr after $67,936
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $80,775
Earnings to debt 3.2x
Official field name: Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.
$57,301 to $61,111: 1 programs $61,111 to $64,920: 0 programs $64,920 to $68,730: 0 programs $68,730 to $72,539: 2 programs $72,539 to $76,349: 4 programs $76,349 to $80,159: 11 programs $80,159 to $83,968: 12 programs $83,968 to $87,778: 6 programs $87,778 to $91,587: 3 programs $91,587 to $95,397: 0 programs $95,397 to $99,206: 0 programs $99,206 to $103,016: 2 programs Typical $80,775 $57,301 $103,016 Median earnings four years after graduation at each college's program Colleges where environmental engineering graduates earn the most Programs with at least 10 graduates in 2023-24, ranked by median earnings four years after graduation.
Cornell University $103,016
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo $102,702
Texas Tech University $90,143
San Diego State University $88,417
CUNY City College $87,804
Oregon State University $87,699
Colorado School of Mines $87,278
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus $86,926
North Carolina State University at Raleigh $85,808
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor $84,973
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Cornell University Ithaca, NY 26 $61,084 $103,016 $8,000 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 31 $79,657 $102,702 $16,109 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 16 $73,568 $90,143 n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 30 $71,143 $88,417 $15,000 CUNY City College New York, NY 18 $67,936 $87,804 n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 25 n/a $87,699 $25,000 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 37 $68,616 $87,278 $27,000 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 31 $71,262 $86,926 $19,125 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 25 $67,889 $85,808 $21,500 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 28 $65,740 $84,973 $19,847 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 23 $48,896 $84,300 $21,250 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 29 $68,424 $83,293 $25,101 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 11 $67,761 $83,233 n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 18 $62,389 $83,007 n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 51 $68,398 $82,020 $17,504 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 42 $68,391 $82,005 $19,500 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 42 n/a $81,818 $21,966 Clemson University Clemson, SC 27 n/a $81,714 $25,846 University of Georgia Athens, GA 31 $66,789 $81,604 $13,000 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 19 $72,799 $80,855 $26,944 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 45 $70,366 $80,775 $22,300 Florida International University Miami, FL 13 $63,697 $80,650 n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 52 $68,347 $80,635 n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 26 $68,174 $80,129 $19,081 Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 59 $73,304 $78,770 $18,750
Largest environmental engineering programs College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 59 $73,304 $78,770 $18,750 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 52 $68,347 $80,635 n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 51 $68,398 $82,020 $17,504 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 47 $66,409 $76,857 $24,487 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 47 $69,561 n/a $17,664 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 45 $70,366 $80,775 $22,300 Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 43 $65,907 $57,301 $19,500 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 42 $68,391 $82,005 $19,500 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 42 n/a $81,818 $21,966 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 37 $68,616 $87,278 $27,000 Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 34 n/a n/a n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 32 $63,912 $77,348 $20,250 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32 $71,673 n/a $13,125 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 31 $79,657 $102,702 $16,109 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 31 $71,262 $86,926 $19,125
Graduate degrees in environmental engineering Master's: 86 programs, $84,453 first-year earnings; Doctoral: 46 programs. Compare graduate programs .
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Cornell University Ithaca, NY 26 $61,084 $103,016 $8,000 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 31 $79,657 $102,702 $16,109 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 16 $73,568 $90,143 n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 30 $71,143 $88,417 $15,000 CUNY City College New York, NY 18 $67,936 $87,804 n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 25 n/a $87,699 $25,000 Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO 37 $68,616 $87,278 $27,000 University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 31 $71,262 $86,926 $19,125 North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 25 $67,889 $85,808 $21,500 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 28 $65,740 $84,973 $19,847 University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 23 $48,896 $84,300 $21,250 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 29 $68,424 $83,293 $25,101 University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV 11 $67,761 $83,233 n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 18 $62,389 $83,007 n/a University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO 51 $68,398 $82,020 $17,504 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 42 $68,391 $82,005 $19,500 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA 42 n/a $81,818 $21,966 Clemson University Clemson, SC 27 n/a $81,714 $25,846 University of Georgia Athens, GA 31 $66,789 $81,604 $13,000 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 19 $72,799 $80,855 $26,944 Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 45 $70,366 $80,775 $22,300 Florida International University Miami, FL 13 $63,697 $80,650 n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 52 $68,347 $80,635 n/a Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA 26 $68,174 $80,129 $19,081 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ 9 $68,133 $78,955 n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 59 $73,304 $78,770 $18,750 Worcester Polytechnic Institute Worcester, MA 22 n/a $78,719 $27,000 Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL 14 $55,414 $78,238 n/a California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 20 $63,749 $78,225 $24,129 Clarkson University Potsdam, NY 23 $66,467 $77,891 $25,987 University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 16 $69,143 $77,556 $27,000 University of Vermont Burlington, VT 32 $63,912 $77,348 $20,250 Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI 47 $66,409 $76,857 $24,487 University of Delaware Newark, DE 13 $70,999 $76,631 n/a University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN 16 n/a $75,950 n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 17 $63,337 $75,263 $19,000 University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI 13 $67,889 $75,099 n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 13 $66,629 $74,252 n/a Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO 18 $61,934 $71,901 $23,386 Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA 5 $66,868 $70,039 n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 43 $65,907 $57,301 $19,500 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 27 $72,558 n/a $11,083 Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 20 $72,403 n/a $31,000 University of Central Florida Orlando, FL 32 $71,673 n/a $13,125 University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 29 $69,620 n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 47 $69,561 n/a $17,664 University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 17 $68,811 n/a n/a University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA 24 $67,879 n/a $23,562 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 19 $59,851 n/a n/a Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA 22 $56,140 n/a n/a Benedict College Columbia, SC 4 n/a n/a n/a Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA 11 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA 11 n/a n/a n/a Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI 5 n/a n/a n/a Central State University Wilberforce, OH 8 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 20 n/a n/a n/a Duke University Durham, NC 4 n/a n/a n/a Elon University Elon, NC 0 n/a n/a n/a Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, FL 6 n/a n/a n/a Florida Polytechnic University Lakeland, FL 2 n/a n/a n/a Gannon University Erie, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ 3 n/a n/a n/a Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA 10 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 13 n/a n/a $25,286 Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, MD 9 n/a n/a n/a Juniata College Huntingdon, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 8 n/a n/a n/a Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA 8 n/a n/a n/a Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL 6 n/a n/a n/a Marietta College Marietta, OH 3 n/a n/a n/a Marquette University Milwaukee, WI 9 n/a n/a n/a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, MA 5 n/a n/a n/a Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO 13 n/a n/a n/a Montana State University Bozeman, MT 29 n/a n/a n/a Montana Technological University Butte, MT 6 n/a n/a n/a New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology Socorro, NM 3 n/a n/a n/a North Dakota State University-Main Campus Fargo, ND 5 n/a n/a n/a Northwestern University Evanston, IL 10 n/a n/a n/a Portland State University Portland, OR 12 n/a n/a n/a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse, NY 25 n/a n/a n/a Saint Cloud State University Saint Cloud, MN 4 n/a n/a n/a Saint Francis University Loretto, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a Saint Vincent College Latrobe, PA 1 n/a n/a n/a Shawnee State University Portsmouth, OH 1 n/a n/a n/a Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, NJ 5 n/a n/a n/a Tarleton State University Stephenville, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a Temple University Philadelphia, PA 5 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 34 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL 13 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 14 n/a n/a n/a United States Military Academy West Point, NY 10 n/a n/a n/a Universidad Politecnica de Puerto Rico Hato Rey, PR 7 n/a n/a n/a University at Albany Albany, NY 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock, AR 1 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Iowa Iowa City, IA 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Miami Coral Gables, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 2 n/a n/a n/a University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman, OK 8 n/a n/a n/a University of South Florida Tampa, FL 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Toledo Toledo, OH 17 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 10 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-River Falls River Falls, WI 3 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 7 n/a n/a n/a Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN 2 n/a n/a n/a Washington University in St Louis St. Louis, MO 11 n/a n/a n/a West Texas A & M University Canyon, TX 3 n/a n/a n/a Yale University New Haven, CT 7 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do environmental engineering majors make? Graduates of the typical environmental engineering program earned a median of $67,936 one year after graduation and $80,775 four years after, in 2024 dollars.
Which college has the highest-paid environmental engineering graduates? Cornell University, where graduates earned a median of $103,016 four years after graduation (programs with at least 10 graduates).
How many colleges offer a environmental engineering major? 119 colleges on the College Scorecard awarded bachelor's degrees in environmental engineering in 2022-23 or 2023-24.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .