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Purdue University - Main Campus BS in Civil Engineering

161 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$67,324 Average Salary
$20,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is General Civil Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Civil Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in civil eng, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Purdue BS in Civil Eng

#41 in the U.S
#3 in Indiana

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at Purdue was ranked #41 on College Factual's Best Schools for civil eng list. It is also ranked #3 in Indiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)5
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)5
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)5
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)7
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans7
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)7
Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans8
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (With Aid)9
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans9
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering9
Most Popular Colleges for Civil Engineering9
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income Over $110k)9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)11
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans11
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering12
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)13
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)14
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $48-$75k)15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)15
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)16
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $30-$48k)16
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering17
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)18
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)18
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)20
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)20
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k)20
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering21
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering22
Best Value Colleges for Civil Engineering28
Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools33
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates33
Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools33
Best Civil Engineering Schools41
Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools44
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering45
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering47
Highest Paid Civil Engineering Graduates60
Most Focused Colleges for Civil Engineering78
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates84
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Civil Engineering Graduates98
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering100

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Civil Eng from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$20,000 Average Student Debt

Purdue Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue was $948 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,208$28,010
Fees$784$784
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$10,030$10,030
On Campus Other Expenses$1,760$1,760

Learn more about Purdue tuition and fees.

Purdue Civil Eng BS Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Civil Eng students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue took out an average of $20,000 in student loans. That is 14% lower than the national average of $23,346.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Civil Eng From Purdue?

$67,324 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of civil eng students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $67,324 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $57,979.

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Does Purdue Offer an Online BS in Civil Eng?

Purdue does not offer an online option for its civil eng bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Civil Eng

161 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
29.2% Women
20.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 161 bachelor’s degrees in civil eng awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in civil eng in 2019-2020, 29.2% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 27.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.5% of the civil eng bachelor’s degrees at Purdue in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 31%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian14
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino9
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White99
International Students22
Other Races/Ethnicities12

BS in Civil Eng Focus Areas at Purdue

Civil Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Civil Engineering161

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to civil engineering.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering252
Agricultural Engineering83
Biomedical Engineering75
Chemical Engineering161
Computer Engineering219

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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.

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