Create impactful solutions for environmental change

51°µÍø Lyle’s M.S. in Environmental Engineering puts students at the forefront of solving important issues in energy, water and sustainability.

Key program takeaways

10 Courses

With Industry-Leading Faculty

Jan. 2

Application for Spring

Flexible

Explore our Learning Formats

30 Credit Hours

To Complete Your Master's

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About the Program

Computer and Electrical Engineering Students

Skilled environmental engineers are in high demand to address the world’s most critical environmental challenges. Our research-driven equips students to find innovative solutions for improving the well-being of people and the planet. In our state-of-the-art teaching facilities, students conduct research in labs dedicated to environmental processes engineering, hydraulics and hydrology, environmental biotechnology, soil and water chemistry, and energy and the environment. To learn more about the program, contact Program Director Dr. John Easton.




The 51°µÍø Lyle Difference

Research-driven

State-of-the-art facilities allow students to conduct research in labs dedicated to a variety of environmental focus areas.

Impactful

Students become leaders in construction and engineering design, sustainability, environmental protection, and resource management.

Hands-On

Involves project-based learning and implementing sustainable solutions in urban and rural environments.

Alumna Courtney Kelly sits outside Caruth Hall

"The faculty and fellow students in the environmental engineering department created a welcoming, fun, and supportive environment to learn in while exploring different aspects of the field and preparing for the workforce. I am grateful for my time here and I wouldn’t trade my experience for the world."

Erin

Civil Engineering Event Spring 2023

Jobs You Can Land

  • Senior Environmental Engineer
  • Hydrologist
  • Engineering/ Project Manager
  • Wastewater/ Process Engineer
  • Energy/ Sustainability Engineer

 

 Student Experience

Civil Engineering

 

Industry-Leading Faculty

 

Students experience a curriculum designed by experienced faculty and highly experienced practitioners, and sync sessions for online students offer the chance to gain valuable face time with professors.




 

Research

 

  • Treatment and supply of drinking water
  • Biogeochemical redox processes
  • Modeling microbial kinetics
  • Reactive solute transport in heterogeneous media
  • Quantitative geochemistry
  • Industrial waste treatment




Students

 

Flexible Learning

 

Tailor your experience with our Lyle Anywhere® flexible learning platform, a mixture of in-person or synchronous online classes.


Admissions Requirements

 

In addition to meeting the Lyle School of Engineering for an M.S. degree, applicants are required to satisfy these additional requirements: a B.S. in environmental engineering or a closely related engineering discipline.

 

Tuition and Fees

For a complete graduate cost per semester see Cost of Attendance.

 

Application Deadlines

The priority date for applications to the Spring 2025 term is January 2, 2025.


Begin Your Journey

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