2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Indiana, there were 471 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,460 and $23,602 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in civil engineering. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great civil engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana doctor’s degree civil eng students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Indiana (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 doctorate’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also made our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus Civil Engineering Report

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Getting Aid list. Notre Dame, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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