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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Indiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$39,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,863 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Civil Engineering School for You

With 148 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #45 most popular major in Indiana.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Indiana ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Indiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for civil eng students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Indiana

Check out the civil eng programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Civil Engineering

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN
$9,992 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue are $9,992 per year.

Purdue also made our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Indiana list, coming in at #2.

Full Civil Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

$50,619 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in Indiana list. Located in the small city of Terre Haute, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology are $50,619 a year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology

#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN
$58,843 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best civil engineering schools in Indiana. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Notre Dame are $58,843 a year.

Notre Dame not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Civil Engineering Schools in Indiana list.

Full Civil Engineering at University of Notre Dame Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 155
Illinois 370
Ohio 175
Wisconsin 67

Civil Engineering is one of 39 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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