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2027 Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Indiana

[General Environmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/environmental-engineering/general-environmental-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for general environmental engineering students.

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• Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Indiana

2027 Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Indiana

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general environmental engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General 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 general environmental engineering, no school beat Purdue University Main Campus this year. Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $9,992, with out-of-state students paying around $28,794. Typical student debt for general environmental engineering graduates is $16,316. Soon after graduation, general environmental engineering degree recipients from Purdue University Main Campus generally make around $71,861. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 50% of applicants are accepted.

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 general environmental engineering. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, University Of Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $65,025. Students borrow a median of $25,000 to complete the general environmental engineering program here. Early-career general environmental engineering graduates make about $64,675. Set against $25,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. University Of Notre Dame admits about 11% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 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.