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2026 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Indiana

[Environmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/environmental-engineering/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong environmental engineering education at a price that pays off.

College Factual analyzed 5 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value environmental engineering schools.

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• Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Indiana

2026 Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools in Indiana

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in environmental engineering, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Environmental Engineering Schools

1

Purdue University Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

$9,992 In-State Tuition & Fees

$16,316 Avg Student Debt

$72,424 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in environmental engineering, no school beat Purdue University Main Campus this year. Set in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,992, with out-of-state students paying around $28,794. Students borrow a median of $16,316 to complete the environmental engineering program here. Early-career environmental engineering graduates make about $71,861. That is a strong return on a $16,316 median debt. The acceptance rate is 50%.

2

University Of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

$65,025 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$99,980 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at University Of Notre Dame earned it the #2 place for environmental engineering. University Of Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $65,025. Environmental Engineering graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Environmental Engineering graduates of University Of Notre Dame earn a median of $64,675 early in their careers. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.