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Industrial & Management Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every industrial and management engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the industrial management program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Industrial & Management Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Industrial & Management Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Management

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 industrial management for the following degree levels:

Purdue Industrial & Management Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the industrial management 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 industrial management major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial & Management Engineering. 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
Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools	20
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Most Focused Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	33
Most Focused Industrial & Management Engineering Trade Schools	35

Industrial Management Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Program

23% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of industrial management bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical industrial management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial management 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 industrial management.

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 industrial management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Industrial Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial management 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 Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Industrial Engineering Technicians	2,860	$49,900

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
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