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What colleges re the best for engineering in "green energy"

I am a high school junior. I am interested in going to a college that will help me find a career in a new green energy career. #new industry #college #green energy

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Harry’s Answer

The US News Report on college rankings shows the top “graduate/advanced degree” educational programs in Environmental Engineering are; UC-Berkeley; Stanford; U. Michigan; Georgia Tech; U. Illinois; U. Texas; Carnegie Mellon; Virginia Tech; Yale; Cornell; Duke; and MIT. However, that does not indicate the undergraduate/BS programs are ranked the same, nor does it confirm that each of these universities even has an undergraduate program in Environmental Engineering. If you are interested in a particular university, search for engineering BS educational programs offered on the university website.

I do not believe there is a published ranking of undergraduate programs. The College Navigator college search application (https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=all&p=14.1401&l=93) shows 98 colleges nationwide with a BS level educational program in Environmental Engineering (or Environmental Health Engineering).

The tuition costs for a public university in your state of residence are going to be significantly less costly than any out-of-state public university of any private university.

Environmental Engineering undergraduate programs in the state of Ohio are at;
University of Toledo
University of Cincinnati
Ohio State University

Environmental Engineering undergraduate programs in the state of Michigan are at;
Michigan State University
University of Michigan

There are some community colleges that offer associate degree programs in technological aspects of green energy.
For example, Northwest Michigan College offers an associates program in Renewable Energy Technology (https://www.nmc.edu/programs/academic-programs/renewable-energy-technology-electrical/index.html).
And, in the state of Ohio, Owens Community College offers an associates program in Alternative Energy - Photovoltaic Technology (https://www.owens.edu/academics/program/alternative-energy-photovoltaic-technology.html).

Harry recommends the following next steps:

Visit an academic advisor for the Environmental Engineering BS program at the University of Toledo
Visit an academic advisor at Owens Community to learn about the alternative energy program
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William’s Answer

Many Universities have colleges inside of them that deal with the environment and natural resources.
Virginia Tech is one of those colleges, at Virginia Tech they can offer knowledge and experience with emerging fields and green energy. Virginia Tech has an entire department, the College of Natural Recourses and Environment is dedicated to help find students the best academic path especially with emerging green industries. Virginia Tech offers Packaging Systems & Design, Sustainable Biomaterials, Environmental Conservation & Society, Environmental Informatics, Environmental Resources Management, Fish Conservation, Forestry, Geography, Water: Resources Policy & Management, and Wildlife conservation too.

There are many minors that can be tied to green energy and new and emerging industries. At Virginia Tech they offer minors such as Nuclear Engineering and Green Engineering that fit into an engineering major. Having the focus on green energy might be suited for a engineering focus of aerospace, ocean, or even mechanical and focusing your studies heavily in the field of choice.

Colleges in your state will be significantly more affordable than those out of state. Some universities in Ohio to consider could be
Miami of Ohio with a Natural Resources & Conservation major),The Ohio State University with Environmental and Geodetic engineering, and the University of Toledo with their Environmental Engineering.
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Robert’s Answer

I know Yale is very strong in green energy. They have one of the top departments for it.
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