Birmingham, AL (population: 226,152) has one environmental engineering school within its city limits. University of Alabama at Birmingham has a total student population of 16,874. It is the 2390th highest ranked school in the USA and the 17th highest in the state of Alabama (#1 is Auburn University Main Campus). To learn more about environmental engineering programs in Birmingham, ratemyprofessors.com has reviews of environmental engineering professors at University of Alabama at Birmingham such as Talat Abu-Amra, J Barry Andrews, Donald Appleby, Heng Ban, Chih-Hsiung Cheng, and David Conner.
Environmental Engineering students from Birmingham schools who go on to become environmental engineers, environmental scientists, environmental specialists, environmental protection specialists, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 50,610 people working as environmental engineers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $80,750. Also, Environmental scientists and specialists, including health make on average $67,360 per year and there are about 83,530 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Birmingham-Hoover area alone, there are 320 employed environmental scientists and specialists, including health earning an average salary of $56,700. Environmental engineers in this area earn $63,160/yr and there are 120 employed.
Birmingham lies in Jefferson county, which is one of the 67 counties in Alabama. Overall, the Birmingham-Hoover area has 494,530 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $19/hr average worker wage, and a $40,060 average annual salary. Thus, about 0 out of every 1000 jobs in Birmingham are held by environmental engineers, and 1/1000 are held by environmental scientists and specialists, including health.
After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, University of Alabama at Birmingham ends up costing a student $11,131/yr.
| Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from Birmingham |
| Tuscaloosa | AL | 93,932 | 3 | 20.4548 | 201 | 47.2 miles |
| Boaz | AL | - | 1 | 17.4406 | 20 | 59.0 miles |
| Alexander City | AL | - | 1 | 11.6004 | 38 | 63.6 miles |
| Selma | AL | - | 3 | 7.26701 | 32 | 78.7 miles |
| Huntsville | AL | 185,501 | 8 | 18.2034 | 320 | 82.2 miles |
| Montgomery | AL | 200,848 | 12 | 20.659 | 359 | 87.0 miles |
| Athens | AL | - | 7 | 24.5606 | 224 | 88.6 miles |
| Auburn University | AL | - | 1 | 74.9047 | 131 | 99.5 miles |