Computer Graphics at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying computer graphics, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Computer Graphics section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Computer Graphics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Graphics
• Master’s Degree in Computer Graphics

Purdue Computer Graphics Rankings

The computer graphics major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Graphics. 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.

Computer Graphics Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer graphics bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical computer graphics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer graphics 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 computer graphics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	104
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Purdue Computer Graphics Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of computer graphics master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 45% men graduate in computer graphics each year. Purdue does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in computer graphics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

Careers That Computer Graphics Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer graphics 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
Computer Programmers	5,010	$80,850
Graphic Designers	3,740	$45,030

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.