Environmental Engineering
Human impact on the environment increases as the world’s population grows. Environmental engineers at UT Austin help decrease the sphere of human influence so that the Earth can sustain future generations.
Undergraduate Environmental Engineering Program in the U.S.
Average Starting Salary
What do Environmental Engineers do?
Environmental engineers protect the health of people and the planet. They create solutions to global issues such as clean air and drinking water and manage the Earth’s water resources by applying basic scientific principles and systems-level thinking to understand, build and maintain sustainable, natural and engineered environments. Environmental engineers help identify critical environmental issues, solve local and global environmental challenges, develop new technologies or processes to mitigate issues and influence policy to drive resolution.
What is Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin?
As an environmental engineering student at UT, you will learn how to identify critical environmental issues and study the human impact on the physical landscape of the Earth.
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Degree Requirements
The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Engineering requires 124 semester credit hours for completion.
Required Semester Credit Hours
- UT Core Classes – 27 hours
- Environmental Engineering Core Classes – 33 hours
- Math – 12 hours
- Science – 28 hours
- Design and Technical Electives – 34 hours
For more information on environmental engineering degree requirements and coursework, visit the Cockrell School of Engineering degree catalogs and course descriptions. The department also provides additional undergraduate resources like degree plans, flow charts and current lists of approved technical electives.
Ready to Apply?
The Texas Admissions office handles admission of first-year undergraduate students to The University of Texas at Austin. For admission requirements and additional information — such as locating your local admissions counselor, campus and event registration, financial aid and housing — visit the UT Office of Admissions.