Michigan contains 22 schools that offer environmental engineering programs. Michigan Technological University, the highest-ranking environmental engineering school in MI, has a total student population of 7,136 and is the 158th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 22 environmental engineering schools in Michigan, only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Calvin College comes out as the most expensive ($23,575/yr), with Schoolcraft College as the lowest recorded at only $4,348/yr.
Environmental Engineering students from Michigan 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 Michigan alone, there are 1,470 employed environmental scientists and specialists, including health earning an average yearly salary of $69,180. Environmental engineers in this state earn $78,160/yr and there are 1,480 employed.
Also, within the environmental engineering schools in Michigan, the average student population is 3,208 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from environmental engineering, there are 6233 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 1,809 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $5,088, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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