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Manufacturing Engineering at Purdue University-Main Campus

If you plan to study Manufacturing Engineering, take a look at what Purdue University-Main Campus. Get started with the following essential facts.

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

During the most recent reporting year, 61 manufacturing engineering degrees were granted at Purdue University-Main Campus.

Online & Distance Learning 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

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Manufacturing Engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, by degree type.

Program-wide, Manufacturing Engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 10% women (6) and 90% men (55).

Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Of the 61 bachelor’s manufacturing engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, 10% were women (6) and 90% were men (55).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	41
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	3
Asian	8
International (Nonresident)	7
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 20% of Manufacturing Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, below the national average of 26%.*

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

Highest-Paying Careers for Manufacturing Engineering Graduates

Those who complete Manufacturing Engineering program at Purdue University-Main Campus pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Manufacturing Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Nanotechnology Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$88,689
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$50,036

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.