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Agricultural Mechanization at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Agricultural Mechanization at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a ag mech school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ag mech program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in ag mech from Purdue.

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

Purdue Agricultural Mechanization Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Ag Mech

Purdue Agricultural Mechanization Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ag mech programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue 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 ag mech major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Agricultural Mechanization. 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 Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Degree Schools 3
Most Focused Agricultural Mechanization Schools 53

Earnings of Purdue Ag Mech Graduates

The median salary of ag mech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $51,820. This is 1% higher than $51,141, which is the national average for all ag mech bachelor's degree recipients.

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Ag Mech Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor’s Program

7% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 ag mech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 93% were men and 7% were women.

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About 93% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ag mech 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 ag mech.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 26
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Ag Mech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ag mech 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
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics 3,200 $51,980
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians 1,550 $49,090
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians 970 $41,540
Agricultural Equipment Operators 840 $35,030

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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