Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2,005 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Purdue.

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

Purdue Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

Purdue Engineering Rankings

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

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 engineering major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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
Most Popular Online Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	33
Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	40

In 2021, 796 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Purdue. This makes it the #12 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 365 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Engineering Bachelor’s Program

The engineering program at Purdue awarded 2,005 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 74% of these degrees went to men with the other 26% going to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	177
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	88
White	1,182
International Students	407
Other Races/Ethnicities	110

Purdue Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 796 engineering majors earned their master's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 71% were men and 29% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	45
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	304
International Students	388
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 365 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	582
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering	426
Industrial Engineering	369
Electrical Engineering	366
Civil Engineering	273
Chemical Engineering	237
Computer Engineering	233
Biomedical Engineering	141
Agricultural Engineering	125
Materials Engineering	97
General Engineering	96
Other Engineering	91
Environmental Engineering	66
Nuclear Engineering	38
Construction Engineering	37

Related Majors

• Architecture & Related Services
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Industrial Engineers	10,820	$74,430
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Mechanical Engineers	7,770	$82,510
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790

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

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