Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a electrical technology school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's electrical technology program.

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 Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Technology

Purdue Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks electrical technology programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The electrical technology major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Electrical, Electronic & Communications 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 Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
	9
	15
Most Popular Electronics Engineering Technology Trade Schools	16
Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	43
Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Schools	69
Most Focused Electronics Engineering Technology Trade Schools	255
Most Focused Electronics Engineering Technology Associate Degree Trade Schools	279

Electrical Technology Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 58 electrical technology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in electrical technology 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 electrical technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	38
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

Careers That Electrical Technology Grads May Go Into

A degree in electrical technology 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
Electrical and Electronics Engineering Technicians	2,080	$62,730

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.