Environmental Engineers
Research, design, plan, or perform engineering duties in the prevention, control, and remediation of environmental hazards using various engineering disciplines. Work may include waste treatment, site remediation, or pollution control technology.
$104,170
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+4% projected 2024–2034
Bachelor's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education
What They Do
Environmental engineers use engineering disciplines in developing solutions to problems of planetary health.
Programs That Prepare You
College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering(masters)California State University-Fullerton, CA
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$91,660Civil Engineering(masters)Manhattan University, NY
$91,351Civil Engineering(masters)University of Southern California, CA
$91,025Civil Engineering(masters)New Jersey Institute of Technology, NJ
$89,700Civil Engineering(masters)University of California-San Diego, CA
$89,543Civil Engineering(masters)Villanova University, PA
$89,030Civil Engineering(masters)North Carolina State University at Raleigh, NC
$88,923Civil Engineering(masters)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
$88,805Civil Engineering(masters)Norwich University, VT
$88,671Civil Engineering(masters)Columbia University in the City of New York, NY
$88,198Civil Engineering(masters)California State University-Fullerton, CA
$87,800Civil Engineering(bachelors)Loyola Marymount University, CA
$87,790Civil Engineering(masters)Mississippi State University, MS
$87,691Civil Engineering(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA
$87,462Civil Engineering(masters)California State University-Sacramento, CA
$87,247Civil Engineering(masters)University of California-Davis, CA
$86,909Civil Engineering(masters)California Baptist University, CA
$86,634Civil Engineering(masters)California Institute of Technology, CA
$86,634Civil Engineering(masters)Santa Clara University, CA
$86,634Civil Engineering(masters)University of California-Irvine, CA
$86,634Civil Engineering(masters)California State University-Fresno, CA
$86,634Civil Engineering(masters)California State University-Long Beach, CA
$86,634Civil Engineering(masters)Loyola Marymount University, CA
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