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Environmental Engineering Schools in Chicago

Chicago, IL (population: 2,878,948) has four environmental engineering schools within its city limits. Loyola University Chicago, the highest ranked school in the city with an environmental engineering program, has a total student population of 15,879. It is the 144th highest ranked school in the USA and the 3rd highest in the state of Illinois (#1 is Northwestern University).

Environmental Engineering students from Chicago 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 Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area alone, there are 1,350 employed environmental scientists and specialists, including health earning an average salary of $78,800. Environmental engineers in this area earn $78,750/yr and there are 1,380 employed.

Chicago lies in Cook county, which is one of the 49 counties in Illinois. Overall, the Chicago-Naperville-Joliet Metropolitan area has 3,669,800 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 1% unemployment rate, $24/hr average worker wage, and a $48,910 average annual salary. Thus, about 0 out of every 1000 jobs in Chicago are held by environmental engineers, and 0/1000 are held by environmental scientists and specialists, including health.

Of the 4 environmental engineering schools in Chicago, only 3 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Loyola University Chicago comes out as the most expensive ($27,955/yr) for environmental engineering students, with City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College as the lowest, reported at only $5,604/yr.

Environmental Engineering Programs in Chicago

• Environmental Engineering Technology/Environmental Technology
  

  Levels offered: Certificate, Associates

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