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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 157 students received a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Purdue.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Civil Eng

Purdue Civil Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the civil eng progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17

In 2021, 78 students received their master’s degree in civil eng from Purdue. This makes it the #11 most popular school for civil eng master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do Civil Eng Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $66,084. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $61,387 for all civil eng bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 157 students earned a bachelor's degree in civil eng from Purdue. About 29% of these graduates were women and the other 71% were men.

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	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	102
International Students	30
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Purdue Civil Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 78 civil eng students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 73% were men and 27% were 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in civil eng. In 2021, 38 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.