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Environmental Health Engineering Degree

47 schools compared · Average earnings $63,650/yr

Schools Offering

Avg Grad Earnings

$63,650/yr

Avg DegreeWorth Score

50/100

AI Automation Risk

Very High

55% task exposure

Best Schools for Environmental Health Engineering

Top 47 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full AI scenario analysis and earnings projections.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	71 66–72	$82,197/yr	Very High	18.5x
2	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX	70 64–70	$76,708/yr	Very High	15.2x
3	Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN	70 64–71	$71,861/yr	Very High	17.0x
4	University of Wisconsin-Platteville Platteville, WI	70 64–71	$69,490/yr	Very High	21.5x
5	Florida International University Miami, FL	70 64–71	$64,541/yr	Very High	23.6x
6	North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC	69 63–70	$67,251/yr	Very High	17.9x
7	San Diego State University San Diego, CA	69 63–70	$66,482/yr	Very High	19.0x
8	CUNY City College New York, NY	69 63–71	$62,945/yr	Very High	26.8x
9	University of Florida Gainesville, FL	69 63–71	$62,480/yr	Very High	28.1x
10	Kennesaw State University Kennesaw, GA	69 63–71	$61,701/yr	Very High	25.7x
11	Florida Gulf Coast University Fort Myers, FL	69 63–71	$60,797/yr	Very High	31.4x
12	Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA	68 62–69	$70,008/yr	Very High	17.5x
13	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV	68 62–69	$65,194/yr	Very High	17.1x
14	University of Central Florida Orlando, FL	68 62–69	$56,443/yr	Very High	21.2x
15	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA	67 60–70	$55,589/yr	Very High	24.6x
16	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR	66 60–66	$68,223/yr	Very High	14.0x
17	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR	66 61–67	$68,223/yr	Very High	15.1x
18	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH	66 60–67	$67,938/yr	Very High	15.3x
19	Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO	65 60–65	$66,109/yr	Very High	14.1x
20	University of Georgia Athens, GA	65 60–65	$62,915/yr	Very High	13.1x
21	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ	64 59–63	$62,936/yr	Very High	12.9x
22	University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	64 58–66	$57,098/yr	Very High	16.3x
23	Clemson University Clemson, SC	63 58–63	$68,363/yr	Very High	11.6x
24	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA	63 58–63	$59,237/yr	Very High	12.8x
25	University of Delaware Newark, DE	62 56–63	$65,634/yr	Very High	11.8x
26	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA	62 56–64	$59,309/yr	Very High	13.5x
27	University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	61 55–63	$63,049/yr	Very High	11.9x
28	Missouri University of Science and Technology Rolla, MO	61 55–62	$57,679/yr	Very High	12.4x
29	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ	61 55–63	$53,013/yr	Very High	13.6x
30	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT	60 55–59	$64,950/yr	Very High	8.3x
31	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT	60 55–59	$64,950/yr	Very High	8.3x
32	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT	60 55–59	$64,950/yr	Very High	8.3x
33	Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO	59 54–60	$69,102/yr	Very High	8.9x
34	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT	59 55–59	$64,950/yr	Very High	8.3x
35	Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI	59 54–60	$64,453/yr	Very High	9.6x
36	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI	59 52–62	$57,824/yr	Very High	11.9x
37	University of Vermont Burlington, VT	58 53–58	$63,697/yr	Very High	8.4x
38	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH	58 52–59	$62,190/yr	Very High	9.5x
39	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	57 52–58	$64,950/yr	Very High	7.0x
40	University of California-Merced Merced, CA	57 48–62	$47,028/yr	Very High	13.7x
41	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN	55 50–55	$53,447/yr	Very High	7.1x
42	Cornell University Ithaca, NY	50 44–52	$69,558/yr	Very High	2.3x
43	Clarkson University Potsdam, NY	50 44–51	$67,308/yr	Very High	2.2x
44	Wilkes University Wilkes-Barre, PA	50 45–52	$60,098/yr	Very High	3.1x
45	Drexel University Philadelphia, PA	49 43–51	$64,712/yr	Very High	2.2x
46	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN	49 43–50	$64,675/yr	Very High	1.6x
47	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY	43 37–45	$49,297/yr	Very High	1.0x

Highest Earning Environmental Health Engineering Programs

Schools where Environmental Health Engineering graduates earn the most in their first year after graduation.

School	1-Year Earnings	DW Score	AI Risk
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	$82,197/yr	71	Very High
Texas Tech University	$76,708/yr	70	Very High
Purdue University-Main Campus	$71,861/yr	70	Very High
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	$70,008/yr	68	Very High
Cornell University	$69,558/yr	50	Very High
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	$69,490/yr	70	Very High
Colorado School of Mines	$69,102/yr	59	Very High
Clemson University	$68,363/yr	63	Very High
Oregon State University	$68,223/yr	66	Very High
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	$68,223/yr	66	Very High

Best ROI for Environmental Health Engineering

Schools with the highest earnings-to-tuition ratio for Environmental Health Engineering.

School	ROI Multiple	Earnings	DW Score
Florida Gulf Coast University	31.4x	$60,797/yr	69
University of Florida	28.1x	$62,480/yr	69
CUNY City College	26.8x	$62,945/yr	69
Kennesaw State University	25.7x	$61,701/yr	69
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt	24.6x	$55,589/yr	67
Florida International University	23.6x	$64,541/yr	70
University of Wisconsin-Platteville	21.5x	$69,490/yr	70
University of Central Florida	21.2x	$56,443/yr	68
San Diego State University	19.0x	$66,482/yr	69
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	18.5x	$82,197/yr	71

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Environmental Health Engineering graduates earn?

Across 47 schools, Environmental Health Engineering graduates earn an average of $63,650 per year in their first year after graduation. Earnings range from $47,028 to $82,197 depending on the school.

What is the AI automation risk for Environmental Health Engineering?

Environmental Health Engineering is rated "Very High" for AI automation risk, with an average of 55% of job tasks exposed to large language models and AI tools. This means most career tasks in this field could be augmented or replaced by AI over the next decade.

Which school has the best Environmental Health Engineering program?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score (combining earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and ROI), California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo ranks #1 for Environmental Health Engineering with a score of 71/100 and graduate earnings of $82,197/yr.

Is a Environmental Health Engineering degree worth it?

On average, Environmental Health Engineering graduates earn 13.5x their in-state tuition over 10 years. This is a strong return on investment.

About This Data

This page aggregates Environmental Health Engineering programs across 47 schools using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each school's program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.