Best Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Degrees in the US by ROI

Top colleges ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment across all active states. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Programs Analyzed

Colleges with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$234,337

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$38,393

Cost of attendance

#	College	State	20-Yr Net ROI	Median Salary	Annual Cost	Avg Debt
1	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Grad rate: 85.3%	CA	+$529,493	$75,842	$29,918	$20,500	Full ROI →
2	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Grad rate: 53.7%	OR	+$526,056	$73,795	$27,461	N/A	Full ROI →
3	Oregon State University Grad rate: 70.3%	OR	+$516,196	$73,795	$29,926	N/A	Full ROI →
4	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Grad rate: 83.5%	NY	+$425,644	$79,269	$79,934	N/A	Full ROI →
5	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Grad rate: 92.4%	GA	+$375,364	$68,167	$27,797	$27,250	Full ROI →
6	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Grad rate: 93.2%	MI	+$363,552	$68,131	$33,345	$19,028	Full ROI →
7	CUNY City College Grad rate: 56.6%	NY	+$301,804	$59,793	$13,514	N/A	Full ROI →
8	Ohio State University-Main Campus Grad rate: 87.9%	OH	+$300,732	$64,578	$29,320	$24,850	Full ROI →
9	University of Colorado Boulder Grad rate: 74.9%	CO	+$294,387	$64,819	$33,466	$20,836	Full ROI →
10	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Grad rate: 77.1%	NH	+$292,402	$65,356	$34,567	$27,000	Full ROI →
11	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Grad rate: 70.4%	LA	+$269,231	$63,980	$34,328	$24,486	Full ROI →
12	Clemson University Grad rate: 86.6%	SC	+$257,849	$63,175	$34,494	$20,500	Full ROI →
13	Colorado School of Mines Grad rate: 80.5%	CO	+$256,411	$64,118	$38,556	$23,500	Full ROI →
14	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Grad rate: 61.3%	WI	+$254,987	$60,140	$20,049	$20,457	Full ROI →
15	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Grad rate: 46.1%	CA	+$232,379	$60,145	$24,412	$24,350	Full ROI →
16	Florida Gulf Coast University Grad rate: 57.3%	FL	+$221,679	$58,083	$18,269	$19,929	Full ROI →
17	University at Buffalo Grad rate: 73.5%	NY	+$220,618	$60,662	$29,043	$27,000	Full ROI →
18	University of Delaware Grad rate: 79.2%	DE	+$216,349	$60,506	$29,347	$26,950	Full ROI →
19	University of California-Riverside Grad rate: 76.3%	CA	+$192,168	$59,823	$34,975	$18,068	Full ROI →
20	University of Florida Grad rate: 90.7%	FL	+$151,914	$55,492	$21,719	$23,000	Full ROI →
21	Michigan Technological University Grad rate: 68.2%	MI	+$147,064	$57,655	$32,550	$26,545	Full ROI →
22	Northern Arizona University Grad rate: 58.0%	AZ	+$143,870	$56,915	$29,495	$27,000	Full ROI →
23	Drexel University Grad rate: 77.6%	PA	+$140,804	$66,165	$75,167	$30,983	Full ROI →
24	University of Vermont Grad rate: 77.2%	VT	+$123,326	$56,607	$35,116	$21,000	Full ROI →
25	Worcester Polytechnic Institute Grad rate: 88.7%	MA	+$103,368	$62,304	$75,678	N/A	Full ROI →
26	Wilkes University Grad rate: 59.8%	PA	+$81,726	$59,300	$56,956	$27,000	Full ROI →
27	Cornell University Grad rate: 95.2%	NY	+$81,288	$63,588	$83,196	$13,102	Full ROI →
28	Missouri University of Science and Technology Grad rate: 62.6%	MO	+$43,998	$51,153	$25,653	$27,000	Full ROI →
29	Clarkson University Grad rate: 73.0%	NY	+$23,946	$60,310	$76,451	$27,000	Full ROI →
30	University of California-Merced Grad rate: 68.3%	CA	-$58,479	$47,958	$37,098	$21,665	Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.

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