Architectural Engineering Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study architectural engineering technology/technician, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Architectural Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Architectural Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in AE Tech

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Purdue does offer online education options in AE tech for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Purdue Architectural Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the AE tech progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The AE tech major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Architectural Engineering Technology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Architectural Engineering Technology Trade Schools	1
	1
Best Value Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Architectural Engineering Technology Schools	14

AE Tech Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the AE tech majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Architectural Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in AE tech from Purdue in 2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in AE tech at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in AE tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	115
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in AE tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That AE Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in AE tech can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Engineering Technicians	1,760	$58,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.