Construction Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 construction engineering majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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

Purdue Construction Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Construction Engineering

Purdue Construction Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the construction engineering 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 construction engineering major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Construction 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
Most Focused Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11

Construction Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Construction Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students earned a bachelor's degree in construction engineering from Purdue. About 22% of these graduates were women and the other 78% were men. The typical construction engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in construction engineering 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 construction engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	28
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in construction engineering. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering
• Materials Engineering

Careers That Construction Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction engineering 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
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Civil Engineers	3,730	$82,420
Engineers	2,380	$73,340

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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