Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at University of Georgia

Athens, GA · Bachelor's Degree · about 29 graduates a year

$62,915
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$81,604
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$81,171
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#24 of 46
Rank by pay
#17 of 46
Rank, wage-adjusted
$20,399
Median federal debt

University of Georgia graduates in environmental/environmental health engineering earn 1% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How University of Georgia Compares for Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering

All 46 colleges reporting environmental/environmental health engineering earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1Cornell University Ithaca, NY$103,016$98,050#1$69,558
2California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$102,702$93,452#2$82,197
3Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$90,143$91,649#6$76,708
4San Diego State University San Diego, CA$88,417$80,454#25$66,482
5CUNY City College New York, NY$87,804$83,571#18$62,945
6Oregon State University Corvallis, OR$87,699$88,216#9$68,223
7Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR$87,699$88,216#10$68,223
8Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO$87,278$81,622#21$69,102
9University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH$86,926$92,763#3—
10North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC$85,808$92,084#5$67,251
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21Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO$82,005$76,691#31$66,109
22Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA$81,818$84,698#15$70,008
23Clemson University Clemson, SC$81,714$90,608#7$68,363
24University of Georgia Athens, GA$81,604$84,477#17$62,915
25Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA$80,855$82,230#20$61,414
26Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH$80,775$86,199#12$67,938
27Florida International University Miami, FL$80,650$85,842#13$64,541

Other Majors at University of Georgia by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Management Information Systems and Services$113,184$78,190#8 of 166
Biochemical Engineering$111,951$67,201—
International Business$109,345$67,371#3 of 115
Computer Science$107,397$79,546#127 of 349
Computer Engineering$99,739$77,882#122 of 189
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$98,280$73,307#136 of 258
Finance and Financial Management Services$97,364$67,444#68 of 452
Insurance$94,729$64,131#7 of 21
Accounting and Related Services$93,260$64,058#90 of 796
Biological/Biosystems Engineering$93,156$62,842#2 of 9
Business/Commerce$91,970$60,895#14 of 271
Mechanical Engineering$88,366$73,872#230 of 318
Civil Engineering$87,684$73,327#87 of 233
Marketing$85,785$51,951#48 of 516
Business/Managerial Economics$84,675$53,094#28 of 84
Statistics$83,092$53,743#30 of 50
Economics$82,438$49,725#161 of 368
Business Administration, Management and Operations$80,881$56,630#132 of 1176
Real Estate$78,372$55,655#15 of 25
Public Health$78,085$39,534#11 of 215
Agricultural Business and Management$75,921$49,611#12 of 77
Landscape Architecture$74,983$54,777#1 of 19
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$74,531$45,326#30 of 178
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies$74,107$48,620#3 of 19
Political Science and Government$70,877$39,842#114 of 565
Nutrition Sciences$70,867$27,724#4 of 53
International Relations and National Security Studies$70,510$39,275#42 of 118
Housing and Human Environments$69,818$44,316#2 of 11
Cognitive Science$69,169$41,362#14 of 19
Forestry$68,965$47,214#4 of 31

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do University of Georgia environmental/environmental health engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $62,915 one year after graduating and $81,604 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does University of Georgia rank for environmental/environmental health engineering?

Among 46 colleges reporting earnings for environmental/environmental health engineering graduates, University of Georgia ranks #24 by median pay four years after graduation, and #17 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is environmental/environmental health engineering at University of Georgia worth it?

Its graduates earn 1% more than the national median for environmental/environmental health engineering ($81,171), and the median federal debt at graduation is $20,399.

← All data for University of Georgia · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.