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Industrial & Management Engineering at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you plan to study Industrial & Management Engineering, consider the program at Purdue University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University-Main Campus is in West Lafayette, IN.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 85 industrial & management engineering degrees were granted at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Studying Online at Purdue University-Main Campus

Distance learning is available at Purdue University-Main Campus. Among 58,658 students, 4,902 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Industrial & Management Engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Industrial & Management Engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 36% women (31) and 64% men (54).

Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Among the 41 bachelor’s industrial & management engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 34% were women (14) and 66% were men (27).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Industrial & Management Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	23
Asian	5
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
International (Nonresident)	10
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 15% of Industrial & Management Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, lower than the national average of 28%.*

Industrial & Management Engineering Master’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Of the 6 master’s industrial & management engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 50% were women (3) and 50% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Industrial & Management Engineering master’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
International (Nonresident)	6

Industrial & Management Engineering Doctoral Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Of the 38 doctoral industrial & management engineering degrees awarded at Purdue University-Main Campus, 37% were women (14) and 63% were men (24).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Industrial & Management Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	8
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
International (Nonresident)	25
Unknown	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 8% of Industrial & Management Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, higher than the national average of 7%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Best-Paid Careers for Industrial & Management Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the Industrial & Management Engineering program at Purdue University-Main Campus pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Industrial & Management Engineering majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Biofuels Production Managers	$164,096
Geothermal Production Managers	$160,381
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Biomass Power Plant Managers	$146,025
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists	$128,495
Industrial Production Managers	$126,666
Industrial Engineers	$120,863
Quality Control Systems Managers	$108,531
Security Managers	$104,128
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.