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Environmental Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Environmental Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study environmental engineering, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 46 of them were environmental engineering majors.

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

Purdue Environmental Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
  • Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Environmental Engineering

Purdue Environmental Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the environmental 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 environmental engineering major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Environmental 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 Popular Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Value Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 2
Best Value Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 11

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in environmental engineering from Purdue. This makes it the #12 most popular school for environmental engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in environmental engineering, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Environmental Engineering Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $62,853. This is 12% higher than $56,263, which is the national average for all environmental engineering bachelor's degree recipients.

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Environmental Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Program

63% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The environmental engineering program at Purdue awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 37% of these degrees went to men with the other 63% going to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in environmental 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 environmental engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 32
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Purdue Environmental Engineering Master’s Program

47% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 17 students who earned a master's degree in Environmental Engineering from Purdue in 2020-2021, 53% were men and 47% were women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 7
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in environmental engineering. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Environmental Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in environmental 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,120 $123,180
Environmental Engineers 750 $82,180
Health and Safety Engineers 270 $88,220

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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