2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Indiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana list. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s civil eng degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

#2

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #2 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Notre Dame, Indiana. It awarded 16 doctorate’s civil eng degrees 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.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Notre Dame

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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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