Industrial Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study industrial 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 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 Industrial Technology section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Industrial Technology Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Industrial Tech (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Tech

Purdue Industrial Technology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The industrial tech major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial 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 Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	1
Best Industrial Technology Basic Certificate Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Best Value Industrial Technology Basic Certificate Schools	10
	15
Best Value Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Best Value Industrial Technology Schools	37
Most Focused Industrial Technology Trade Schools	74

Industrial Tech Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Industrial Technology Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students earned a bachelor's degree in industrial tech from Purdue. About 27% of these graduates were women and the other 73% were men. The typical industrial tech bachelor's degree program is made up of only 16% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 11% more women than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial 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 industrial tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	60
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Related Majors

• Other Industrial Production Technologies
• Manufacturing Engineering Technology

Careers That Industrial Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial 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
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
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.