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Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University - Main Campus

Engineering-Related Fields at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a engineering-related fields school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's engineering-related fields 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 Engineering-Related Fields section at the bottom of this page.

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering-Related Fields

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in engineering-related fields for the following degree levels:

The following rankings from College Factual show how the engineering-related fields 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 engineering-related fields major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering-Related Fields. 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 Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 13
Best Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools 14
Best Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 14
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Schools 20
Best Value Engineering-Related Fields Schools 21
Most Focused Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 40
Most Focused Engineering-Related Fields Trade Schools 43

The median salary of engineering-related fields students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $57,870. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,086 for all engineering-related fields students.

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

23% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The engineering-related fields program at Purdue awarded 52 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 77% of these degrees went to men with the other 23% going to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering-related fields at Purdue are white. This is below 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 engineering-related fields.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 33
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in engineering-related fields. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Engineering-Related Fields majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Industrial & Management Engineering 52

A degree in engineering-related fields 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
Industrial Engineers 10,820 $74,430
Industrial Production Managers 5,740 $98,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,120 $123,180
Industrial Engineering Technicians 2,860 $49,900
Engineers 2,380 $73,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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