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Best Schools for Water Resources Engineering in Pennsylvania
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall water resources engineering education in Pennsylvania.
Top Schools in Water Resources Engineering
Villanova University tops our 2026 ranking of the best water resources engineering schools. This large private not-for-profit university is located in the suburb of Villanova. The six-year graduation rate is 92%. Villanova University awarded about 18 water resources engineering degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their water resources engineering degree from Villanova University earn around $80,278 in the first couple years of their career. Villanova University graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans.
Read more about the water resources engineering program at Villanova University
Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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