Information Technology at Purdue University - Main Campus
Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Information Technology section at the bottom of this page.
Purdue Information Technology Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in IT (Less Than 1 Year)
- Bachelor’s Degree in IT
- Master’s Degree in IT
Purdue Information Technology Rankings
The it major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information 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.
IT Student Demographics at Purdue
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the it majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Purdue Information Technology Bachelor’s Program
About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in it 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 it.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| White | 79 |
| International Students | 24 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 9 |
Purdue Information Technology Master’s Program
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in it.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 17 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Related Majors
Careers That IT Grads May Go Into
A degree in it 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Software Applications Developers | 9,770 | $88,570 |
| Computer Systems Analysts | 9,760 | $79,750 |
| Computer and Information Systems Managers | 4,860 | $124,490 |
| Computer Network Architects | 3,620 | $88,210 |
| Systems Software Developers | 3,610 | $90,850 |
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.
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