Civil Engineering Schools in Indiana
Indiana contains
nine
schools that offer civil engineering programs.
Purdue University-Main Campus,
the highest-ranking civil engineering school in IN, has a total student population of 41,052 and
is the
81st highest ranked school in America.
Of the 9 civil engineering schools
in Indiana,
only 5 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology comes out as the most expensive ($33,304/yr),
with Purdue University-Calumet Campus as the lowest recorded at only $7,893/yr.
Civil Engineering students from Indiana schools who go on to become
civil engineers,
civil engineering technicians,
civil engineering designers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 259,320 people working as
civil engineers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$81,180.
Also, Civil engineering technicians make on average $47,420 per year and there are about 82,690 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Indiana alone, there are
670 employed civil engineering technicians earning an average yearly salary of
$47,350. Civil engineers in this state earn
$70,660/yr and there are 2,910 employed.
Also, within the civil engineering schools
in Indiana, the average student population is 3,200 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from civil engineering,
there are 4523 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,471 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,867, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Civil Engineering Programs in Indiana
Purdue University-Main Campus
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Certificate, Bachelors, Masters, PhD
Valparaiso University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Evansville
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Purdue University-Calumet Campus
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Trine University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Bachelors, Masters
Vincennes University
Civil Engineering, General
Levels offered:
Associates
Civil Engineering Technology/Technician
Levels offered:
Associates
Indiana Interesting Facts
- The first long-distance auto race in the U. S. was held May 30, 1911, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The winner averaged 75 miles an hour and won a 1st place prize of $14,000. Today the average speed is over 167 miles an hour and the prize is more than $1.2 million. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is the site of the greatest spectacle in sports, the Indianapolis 500. The Indianapolis 500 is held every Memorial Day weekend in the Hoosier capital city. The race is 200 laps or 500 miles long.
- Abraham Lincoln moved to Indiana when he was 7 years old. He lived most of his boyhood life in Spencer County with his parents Thomas and Nancy.
- Explorers Lewis and Clark set out from Fort Vincennes on their exploration of the Northwest Territory.
- The movie "Hard Rain" was filmed in Huntingburg.
- During WWII the P-47 fighter-plane was manufactured in Evansville at Republic Aviation.
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