Bright outlook
Management
Architectural and Engineering Managers
- Median pay
- $171,270
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Complex Problem Solving
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP14.14
130 colleges offer Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.
Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Colleges offering it
- 130
- at its most common level
- Bachelor's earnings
- $80,712
- median, 4 years after
- Bachelor's debt
- $21,250
- median federal loans
Colleges offering it, by degree level
- Certificate
- 3
- Associate's
- 4
- Bachelor's
- 130
- Master's
- 91
- Post-baccalaureate certificate
- 1
- Doctoral
- 48
- Graduate/professional certificate
- 18
What it covers
About Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
A program that prepares individuals 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.
Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 14.14.
By degree level
Earnings and debt by degree level
Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.
| Degree level | Colleges | Median earnings | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 3 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Associate's | 4 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Bachelor's | 130 | $80,7124 yrs after · 40 colleges | $21,25033 colleges |
| Master's | 91 | $93,6624 yrs after · 7 colleges | $28,6532 colleges |
| Post-baccalaureate certificate | 1 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Doctoral | 48 | Not reported | Not reported |
| Graduate/professional certificate | 18 | Not reported | Not reported |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.
Bachelor's programs
Where Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering graduates earn the most
Median earnings four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates in the latest year. Earnings are one measure; cost and graduation rate matter too.
- 1
Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit · 26 graduates
$103,016
debt $8,000
- 2
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, CA · Public · 31 graduates
$102,702
debt $16,109
- 3
Lubbock, TX · Public · 16 graduates
$90,143
debt not reported
- 4
San Diego, CA · Public · 30 graduates
$88,417
debt $15,000
- 5
New York, NY · Public · 18 graduates
$87,804
debt not reported
- 6
Corvallis, OR · Public · 25 graduates
$87,699
debt $25,000
- 7
Golden, CO · Public · 37 graduates
$87,278
debt $27,000
- 8
Cincinnati, OH · Public · 31 graduates
$86,926
debt $19,125
- 9
North Carolina State University at Raleigh
Raleigh, NC · Public · 25 graduates
$85,808
debt $21,500
- 10
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI · Public · 28 graduates
$84,973
debt $19,847
Careers
Careers this program leads to
Occupations linked to Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.
- Bright outlook
Management
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers
- Median pay
- $171,270
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Bright outlook
Architecture and engineering
Fire-Prevention and Protection Engineers
- Median pay
- $115,160
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Bright outlook
Architecture and engineering
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors
- Median pay
- $115,160
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Bright outlook
Education
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary
- Median pay
- $109,270
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Doctoral or professional degree
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Speaking
- Bright outlook
Architecture and engineering
Environmental Engineers
- Median pay
- $107,110
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Bachelor's degree
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
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Other programs in the same area of study, by how many colleges offer them.
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- Computer Engineering367 colleges
- Civil Engineering300 colleges
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering200 colleges
- Chemical Engineering182 colleges
- Industrial Engineering128 colleges
Questions about Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
How many colleges offer Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering?
Published colleges on CollegesRef report Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at these degree levels: certificate (3 colleges), associate's (4 colleges), bachelor's (130 colleges), master's (91 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (1 college), doctoral (48 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (18 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).
What do Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering graduates earn?
At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering earn $80,712 a year four years after finishing, across 40 colleges that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.
Where do Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering graduates earn the most?
Cornell University-New York reports the highest median earnings for bachelor's graduates in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering: $103,016 four years after finishing, among programs with at least 10 graduates.