Graduate program ranked 11th in 2023

Purdue EEE conferred 18 M.S. and 11 Ph.D. degrees last year. In addition to considering conventional waste emission control and treatment, our students learn to use systems engineering techniques to proactively avoid environmental problems. Graduates are prepared to for work in academia, industry, consulting, and government, with responsibilities ranging from the design of drinking water and wastewater treatment systems, to improving air quality, to fostering sustainable development, and to developing sustainable technologies that conserve natural resources.

Our faculty conduct interdisciplinary research in modern environmental engineering as well as sustainable industrial systems, and are jointly appointed in both Purdue EEE and a number of highly ranked Purdue Engineering schools including:

• Agricultural and Biological Engineering (#1 in nation)
• Lyles School of Civil Engineering - Purdue (#7 in nation)
• Purdue University School of Industrial Engineering (#7 in nation)
• Purdue University Mechanical Engineering (#8 in nation)

Undergraduate program ranked 11th in 2022

Purdue Environmental and Ecological Engineering was ranked the 11th best undergraduate program in nation by U.S. News in 2022. Purdue Engineering was 10th overall in the ranking, and Purdue was ranked in the Top 10 Most Innovative Universities in America for the fourth straight year.

Purdue’s Environmental and Ecological Engineering major, leading to a B.S. EEE degree uses an integrated systems perspective to teach cross-disciplinary problem-solving skills. In 2021, 53 students graduated with EEE B.S. degrees, excelling despite the challenges created by a global pandemic.