Environmental Engineer
Design systems to manage water, air quality, and waste responsibly.
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Learn More About the Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering
Environmental Engineering is a dynamic field focused on designing and implementing sustainable systems to protect human health and the environment.
It encompasses water and air quality management, pollution remediation, waste management, renewable energy, and sustainable urban development, aiming to solve pressing environmental challenges through innovative engineering solutions.
What does the Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering prepare me for?
This degree prepares you to design solutions that protect air, water, and the climate. You’ll learn to build systems that improve air and water quality and fight climate change, backed by faculty with decades of hands-on engineering experience. Graduates go on to careers in water and wastewater management, pollution control, environmental consulting, and climate-focused engineering roles, bringing practical, science-based solutions to pressing environmental challenges.
Your online education should be affordable and manageable. Thanks to our promise to keep tuition flat through 2030, you won’t be burdened with unexpected increases or fees.
Our team of distance education concierges will work with you through the admissions process to help you plan and pay for your degree. Learn more about the costs here.
Our comprehensive 120-credit program can be tailored to fit your schedule and goals! Completion time is flexible, determined by the number of credits you choose to take each term (8 terms/year) and less time with transfer credits. Without transfer credits, you can anticipate the following completion times:
- 24 credits/year: Complete in just 5 years
- 30 credits/year: Achieve your degree in 4 years
- 48 credits/year: Fast-track your education in only 2.6 years
General Education Core: 34 credits
Environmental Professional Core: 11 credits
Elective Courses: 3 credits
Program Core: 72 credits
- CHEM 220 Organic Chemistry for Engineers
- CHEM 225 Environmental Chemistry for Engineers
- CIST 203 Robotics and Automation for Environmental Monitoring
- DATA 301 Data Management in Python
- DATA 302 Advanced Data Visualization Laboratory
- ENGR 101 Introduction to Environmental Engineering
- ENGR 301 Fluid Dynamics
- ENGR 303 Water and Wastewater Treatment
- ENGR 305 Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
- ENGR 307 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
- ENGR 310 Environmental Regulatory Compliance for Engineers
- ENGR 313 Environmental Impact Assessment for Engineers
- ENGR 315 Environmental Modeling and Simulation
- ENGR 410 Biomimicry for Environmental Engineers
- ENGR 413 Air Pollution Control Engineering
- ESCI 303 Hydrology, Wetlands, and Water Policy
- ESCI 305 Environmental Remediation and Toxicology
- MATH 225 Calculus II
- MATH 325 Calculus III
- MATH 430 Linear Algebra
- MATH 435 Differential Equations
- PHYS 201 Physics I
- PHYS 202 Physics I Lab
- PHYS 203 Physics II
- PHYS 204 Physics II Lab
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WHAT YOU WILL STUDY
Enviornmental Engineering Course Examples
Environmental Regulatory Compliance for Engineers
Learn about environmental laws and regulations, focusing on air and water quality, waste management, and hazardous materials, with case studies on compliance strategies, ethics, and corporate responsibility.
Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
This course covers thermodynamics and heat transfer principles for environmental process engineering, including energy conversion, refrigeration cycles, heat exchangers, and thermal system design.
Water and Wastewater Treatment
This course covers technologies and processes for treating water and wastewater in municipal and industrial settings, including pollutant sources, physical/chemical/biological treatments, emerging contaminants, resource recovery, and sustainable design.
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Transfer-Friendly
Accepting up to 90 transfer credits to graduate sooner and save money.
Multiple Start Dates
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Real Career Outcomes
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Inspiring Faculty
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Sustainability Core
Focused on sustainable practices for an environmentally aware future.
