Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus

University Park, PA · Bachelor's Degree · about 28 graduates a year

$61,414
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$80,855
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$81,171
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#25 of 46
Rank by pay
#20 of 46
Rank, wage-adjusted
$26,869
Median federal debt

Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus graduates in environmental/environmental health engineering earn 0% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 33% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 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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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
28University of Florida Gainesville, FL$80,635$85,826#14$62,480

Other Majors at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$120,729$84,050#43 of 459
Petroleum Engineering$113,669$85,795#7 of 19
Computer Engineering$112,269$85,446#69 of 189
Industrial Engineering$104,758$78,975#21 of 94
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services$104,205$67,306#2 of 37
Chemical Engineering$103,728$82,218#33 of 158
Engineering$102,134$73,153#6 of 19
Computer Science$101,854$72,884#157 of 349
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$100,416$76,531#28 of 118
Engineering Science$100,176$79,909#3 of 9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$99,159$73,100#22 of 59
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$98,637$73,941#20 of 99
Finance and Financial Management Services$96,714$68,552#75 of 452
Management Information Systems and Services$95,935$66,169#29 of 166
Architectural Engineering$94,483$80,070#2 of 16
Nuclear Engineering$94,365$78,218#7 of 12
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$93,277$74,958#215 of 258
Materials Sciences$92,864$72,216—
Information Science/Studies$91,671$66,209#35 of 148
Mining and Mineral Engineering$91,411—#6 of 7
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$91,032$77,955#329 of 966
Accounting and Related Services$88,192$63,425#137 of 796
Engineering$88,063$68,331#30 of 57
Mechanical Engineering$87,997$69,772#241 of 318
Polymer/Plastics Engineering$87,636$68,438#6 of 6
Agricultural Engineering$87,564$62,382#9 of 26
Statistics$86,636$68,254#26 of 50
Food Science and Technology$83,112$59,722#3 of 29
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians$81,835$65,043#19 of 23
Physics$81,763$43,461#45 of 107

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus environmental/environmental health engineering graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $61,414 one year after graduating and $80,855 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus rank for environmental/environmental health engineering?

Among 46 colleges reporting earnings for environmental/environmental health engineering graduates, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus ranks #25 by median pay four years after graduation, and #20 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is environmental/environmental health engineering at Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 0% more than the national median for environmental/environmental health engineering ($81,171), and the median federal debt at graduation is $26,869.

← All data for Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · 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.