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Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology at Purdue University Northwest

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying electrical, electronic and communications engineering technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University Northwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year.

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 Northwest Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Technology

Purdue Northwest Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology Rankings

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

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 electrical technology major at Purdue Northwest 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
Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Best Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	6
Best Electronics Engineering Technology Trade Schools	8
	10
Most Popular Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	16
	18
Most Focused Electronics Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	20
Best Value Electronics Engineering Technology Schools	31
Most Popular Electronics Engineering Technology Trade Schools	88
Most Focused Electronics Engineering Technology Trade Schools	165

Electrical Technology Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

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

10% Women

35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Of the 20 electrical technology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue Northwest, about 90% were men and 10% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in electrical technology at Purdue Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in electrical technology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

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 Northwest.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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