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. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received their master's degree in civil eng.

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

• Master’s Degree in Civil Eng
• Doctorate 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

The civil eng program at Purdue awarded 78 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 73% of these degrees went to men with the other 27% going to women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	22
International Students	51
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering
• Materials Engineering
• Agricultural Engineering

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.