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2026 Best Value General Environmental Engineering Schools in Indiana

[General Environmental Engineering](/majors/engineering/environmental-engineering/general-environmental-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 5 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

2026 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)

Purdue University Main Campus earned the #1 spot for value among general environmental engineering schools in Indiana. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue University Main Campus is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $9,992 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $28,794. Students borrow a median of $16,316 to complete the general environmental engineering program here. 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. Purdue University Main Campus admits about 50% of applicants.

2

University Of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

$65,025 In-State Tuition & Fees

$25,000 Avg Student Debt

$99,980 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes University Of Notre Dame one of the best values for general environmental engineering. Set in the suburb of Notre Dame, University Of Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $65,025 in tuition and fees. General Environmental Engineering graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans. Early-career general environmental engineering graduates make about $64,675. That is a strong return on a $25,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 11%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 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.