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Purdue University - Main Campus BS in Environmental Engineering

42 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$58,221 Average Salary
$24,691 Average Student Debt

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

Environmental 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 environmental engineering, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Purdue BS in Environmental Engineering

#24 in the U.S
#2 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 #24 on College Factual's Best Schools for environmental engineering list. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (With Aid) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (With Aid) 4
Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 5
Best Value Colleges for Environmental Engineering (With Aid) 5
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 5
Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 6
Best Environmental Engineering Colleges for Veterans 6
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 6
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) 6
Most Popular Colleges for Environmental Engineering 7
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) 8
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (With Aid) 9
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) 9
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 9
Best Value Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income Over $110k) 10
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 10
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 10
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 10
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 12
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 13
Best Value Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $30-$48k) 13
Best Value Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $48-$75k) 13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 14
Best Value Colleges for Environmental Engineering 14
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 15
Best Value Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $0-$30k) 15
Best Environmental Engineering Master’s Degree Schools 16
Best Environmental Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 18
Best Value Colleges for Environmental Engineering (Income $75-$110k) 18
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Environmental Engineering Graduates 20
Best Environmental Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools 21
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Environmental Engineering Graduates 21
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Environmental Engineering Graduates 24
Best Environmental Engineering Schools 24
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 26
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 32
Highest Paid Environmental Engineering Graduates 33
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 38
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Engineering 41
Most Focused Colleges for Environmental Engineering 43

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Environmental Engineering from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$24,691 Average Student Debt

Purdue Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out 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 Environmental Engineering BS Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Environmental Engineering students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue took out an average of $24,691 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $23,242.

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How Much Can You Make With a BS in Environmental Engineering From Purdue?

$58,221 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of environmental engineering students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $58,221 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $50,467.

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Does Purdue Offer an Online BS in Environmental Engineering?

Online degrees for the Purdue environmental engineering bachelor’s degree program are not available 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 Environmental Engineering

42 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
61.9% Women
19.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 42 students received their bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 61.9% of the environmental engineering students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 51.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 19.0% of environmental engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 29
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

BS in Environmental Engineering Focus Areas at Purdue

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
General Environmental Engineering 42

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 252
Agricultural Engineering 83
Biomedical Engineering 75
Chemical Engineering 161
Civil Engineering 161

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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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