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Best Schools for General Environmental Engineering in Illinois
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall general environmental engineering education in Illinois.
Top Schools in General Environmental Engineering
Northwestern University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in general environmental engineering. Northwestern University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. About 95% of students finish within six years. There were roughly 10 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern University in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general environmental engineering program make about $78,551 in their early career. Northwestern University graduates carry a median of $16,616 in student loans.
Read more about the general environmental engineering program at Northwestern University
Students looking for a strong general environmental engineering program will find one at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a very large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 85%. There were roughly 26 general environmental engineering students who graduated with this degree at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign in the most recent data year. Graduates of the general environmental engineering program make about $57,461 in their early career. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign graduates carry a median of $20,778 in student loans.
More information about a degree in general environmental engineering from University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools 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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