Civil Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a civil eng school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's civil eng program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Civil Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Civil Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

Purdue Civil Engineering Rankings

The civil eng major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Civil Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the civil eng majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of civil eng bachelor's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in civil eng at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	117
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Purdue Civil Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 35% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in civil eng.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	26
International Students	56
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

If you plan to be a civil eng major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering	273

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Civil Engineers	3,730	$82,420
Engineers	2,380	$73,340
Environmental Engineers	750	$82,180

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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