Clean Air, Water and Climate Solutions
Environmental engineers apply engineering and science to protect human health and the environment. They design systems that provide clean water and air, control pollution, recover resources, strengthen ecosystems, and help communities respond to environmental and climate-related risks.
Environmental science helps us understand environmental problems. Environmental engineering uses that understanding to design solutions.
Environmental engineers design treatment systems, model how pollutants move, assess environmental risks, improve infrastructure, and develop interventions that protect communities.
What You Will Do at Drexel
Use laboratory experiments, field measurements, computational models, and design to investigate environmental systems and develop practical solutions. Through co-op, apply your skills in consulting firms, utilities, government agencies, environmental organizations, and research groups.
Philadelphia provides opportunities to work on urban water, stormwater, air quality, heat, infrastructure, public health, and neighborhood resilience. Students can also join faculty research in water treatment, air pollution, environmental microbiology, green infrastructure, climate resilience, exposure, and health.
Where the Degree Can Take You
Environmental consulting; water and wastewater engineering; air-quality management; remediation and compliance; utilities and public agencies; sustainability and climate programs; research and graduate study.
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Drexel Engineering Co-Op
Co-op crystallizes understanding of your chosen field. You come away knowing more about the options for a career path, your preferred work environment, and become more confident about the focus within your chosen discipline. The context you gain provides you with the ability to start your career ready to make a difference.
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From extracurriculars to major to co-op, Avani Kavathekar strove to make a difference both locally and internationally
Avani’s Story
Career/Job Outlook
A career in environmental engineering can be very rewarding, with job titles ranging from environmental compliance specialist, land surveyor, transportation planner, environmental scientist, geotechnical engineer, energy efficiency engineer to wastewater engineer. Professionals in this field earn a median salary of $104,170 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Drexel Engineering outcomes include:
- 97% of environmental engineering majors are employed or in graduate school within one-year
- $68,000 average salary for Drexel environmental engineer one-year after graduation
- 64% received a job offer from a former co-op employer
Student Experience
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