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Civil Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

Civil Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every civil engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the civil eng program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

Purdue Civil Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Eng
  • Master’s Degree in Civil Eng

Purdue Civil Engineering Rankings

There were 38 students who received their doctoral degrees in civil eng, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Civil Eng Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Civil Engineering Master’s Program

35% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 65% of civil eng master's degrees went to men and 35% went to 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 civil eng.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 26
International Students 56
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Civil Engineering 116

Careers That Civil Eng Grads May Go Into

A degree in civil eng 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
Civil Engineers 3,730 $82,420
Engineers 2,380 $73,340
Environmental Engineers 750 $82,180

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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