Hawaii contains three schools that offer environmental engineering programs. University of Hawaii at Manoa, the highest-ranking environmental engineering school in HI, has a total student population of 20,435 and is the 282nd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 3 environmental engineering schools in Hawaii, only 1 has a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Hawaii Pacific University comes out as the most expensive ($15,952/yr), with University of Hawaii at Hilo as the lowest recorded at only $8,281/yr.
Environmental Engineering students from Hawaii 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 Hawaii alone, there are 750 employed environmental scientists and specialists, including health earning an average yearly salary of $66,550. Environmental engineers in this state earn $87,170/yr and there are 200 employed.
Also, within the environmental engineering schools in Hawaii, the average student population is 3,134 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from environmental engineering, there are 704 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,845 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,000, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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