Environmental Engineering

Create a healthier world.

Environmental engineers apply their knowledge of chemistry, biology, math, and physics to protect the environment and human health. They are tasked with developing sustainable solutions for an expanding global community. Turn your passion for the environment into a career and play a critical role in making the world a better place.

Experiment in Michigan Tech's pilot-scale environmental simulation lab. Design water systems in rural Panama. Join the Green Campus Enterprise and work on projects that improve the sustainability of the Michigan Tech campus. Participate in the Global and Community Engagement Conference, which provides education, research, and service opportunities such as Engineers without Borders and International Senior Design. Choose a focus area to customize your degree: air quality, groundwater quality, solid and hazardous waste management, surface water quality, or water and wastewater processing. You can also earn a master's in one additional year through our Accelerated Master's program.

"We sometimes take clean water for granted. Change starts with one person—you." Rachel Stern, Alumna

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Michigan Technological University looks for applicants who create the future in science and technology, engineering, computing, forestry, business, health professions, humanities, mathematics, social sciences, and the arts. We’re ready for what tomorrow needs. Are you?

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