New York contains 29 schools that offer environmental engineering programs. Columbia University in the City of New York, the highest-ranking environmental engineering school in NY, has a total student population of 24,230 and is the 4th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 29 environmental engineering schools in New York, only 10 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Long Island University-C W Post Campus comes out as the most expensive ($30,427/yr), with CUNY Queens College as the lowest recorded at only $5,594/yr.
Environmental Engineering students from New York 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 New York alone, there are 2,850 employed environmental scientists and specialists, including health earning an average yearly salary of $71,350. Environmental engineers in this state earn $79,920/yr and there are 3,300 employed.
Also, within the environmental engineering schools in New York, the average student population is 2,856 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 16 to 1. Aside from environmental engineering, there are 10195 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 3,318 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $4,933, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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