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Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology at Purdue University Northwest

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying mechanical engineering/mechanical 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 has a total student population of 9,363.

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

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Rankings

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

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 ME tech major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical 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 Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	7
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	10
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	13
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	16
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	16
	16
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	22
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Technology Trade Schools	31
	36

ME Tech Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology Bachelor’s Program

6% Women

32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The ME tech program at Purdue Northwest awarded 53 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 94% of these degrees went to men with the other 6% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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 Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,050	$53,430

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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