Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at University of Connecticut

UConn's environmental engineering program lands squarely in the middle of the pack nationally, with first-year earnings of $64,950 that essentially match both the national and state medians. That's not a criticism—it means graduates are entering a field with consistent, solid starting salaries regardless of where they study. The debt load of $21,738 is actually slightly below the national median, yielding a healthy debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.33. In practical terms, graduates should be able to manage their loans comfortably on an entry-level engineering salary.

The caveat here is sample size: with fewer than 30 graduates in the data, these numbers could shift significantly year to year. What we can say is that environmental engineering as a field tends to deliver predictable outcomes, and UConn appears to be no exception. The identical earnings across UConn's various campuses (Storrs, Waterbury, Avery Point) suggest you're getting the same degree value regardless of location, which matters if your child prefers a smaller campus setting.

For parents weighing this against other engineering disciplines, environmental engineering typically starts lower than mechanical or electrical but offers strong job stability in a growing field. The debt-to-earnings picture here is sound enough that this program won't create financial stress for most graduates, assuming they secure employment in their field.