Engineering

Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

Prepares you to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the design, development and operational evaluation of systems for controlling contained living environments and for monitoring and controlling factors in the external natural environment, including pollution control, waste and hazardous material disposal, health and safety protection, conservation, life support, and requirements for protection of special materials and related work environments.

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Careers this field can lead to

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Architectural and Engineering Managers

Median pay: $171,270
Hiring change through 2035: 5.5%
Job openings a year: 14,900

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Median pay: $109,270
Hiring change through 2035: 7.8%
Job openings a year: 3,900

To get hiredDoctoral or professional degree

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Environmental Engineers

Median pay: $107,110
Hiring change through 2035: 6.3%
Job openings a year: 2,300

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors

Median pay: $115,160
Hiring change through 2035: 5.4%
Job openings a year: 1,200

To get hiredBachelor's degree

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All work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $55,990 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.

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Where to study it

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College	Degrees a year	Earnings, first year out	Admit rate	Average annual cost after aid
Purdue University-Main Campus IN	62	$62,853	50%	$9,000
The University of Texas at Austin TX	54	—	29%	$17,000
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus GA	52	$60,224	16%	$11,000
University of Colorado Boulder CO	51	$56,674	83%	$19,000
University of Florida FL	50	$56,025	24%	$7,000
Arizona State University Campus Immersion AZ	46	—	90%	$17,000
Colorado State University-Fort Collins CO	44	$53,162	90%	$16,000
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo CA	39	$59,486	30%	$10,000
University of Central Florida FL	39	$55,873	40%	$10,000
North Carolina State University at Raleigh NC	39	—	40%	$13,000
Ohio State University-Main Campus OH	37	$58,700	51%	$10,000
University of California-Davis CA	36	—	42%	$12,000
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt CA	36	$51,856	99%	$11,000
San Diego State University CA	36	$54,240	34%	$13,000
University at Buffalo NY	36	$45,437	69%	$21,000
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry NY	34	—	83%	$19,000
Cornell University NY	33	$61,768	8%	$7,000
Colorado School of Mines CO	30	$55,990	60%	$22,000
University of Georgia GA	29	$60,173	37%	$13,000
Michigan Technological University MI	29	$57,523	88%	$6,000
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus NH	28	$54,857	87%	$19,000
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus OH	28	$64,034	88%	$22,000
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus PA	28	$55,225	54%	$26,000
Clemson University SC	28	$54,819	38%	$19,000
University of California-Riverside CA	27	$57,269	63%	$13,000
CUNY City College NY	27	$57,964	58%	$7,000
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus PA	27	—	50%	$23,000
University of Vermont VT	27	$53,529	60%	$14,000
Northern Arizona University AZ	26	$55,113	91%	$13,000
Florida International University FL	25	—	59%	$11,000
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor MI	25	$56,501	18%	$5,000
Missouri University of Science and Technology MO	25	—	73%	$13,000
Texas A & M University-College Station TX	25	—	63%	$17,000
Oregon State University OR	23	$41,541	79%	$16,000
Montana State University MT	22	—	87%	$22,000
Clarkson University NY	21	$58,378	77%	$23,000
University of Connecticut CT	20	$58,517	54%	$21,000
University of Delaware DE	20	$55,640	65%	$13,000
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College LA	19	$56,737	74%	$20,000
University of Wisconsin-Platteville WI	19	$58,099	87%	$12,000

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