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General Engineering Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

Purdue General Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering Tech

Purdue General Engineering Technology Rankings

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

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 engineering tech major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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
Best General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	9
	20
Best Value General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	32
Best Value General Engineering Technology Schools	39
Most Focused General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	50
Most Focused General Engineering Technology Trade Schools	150

Earnings of Purdue Engineering Tech Graduates

The median salary of engineering tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $51,860. This is less than $55,063, which is the national average of all engineering tech majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Engineering Tech Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue General Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

16% Women

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 engineering tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within General Engineering Technology

If you plan to be a engineering tech major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Engineering Technology	19

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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