Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study industrial 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.

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

Purdue Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IE
• Master’s Degree in IE

Purdue Industrial Engineering Rankings

The ie major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial 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.

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in ie, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IE Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Industrial Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of ie bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	125
International Students	78
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Purdue Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of ie master's degrees went to men and 19% went to 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 ie.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Industrial Engineering

Industrial 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
General Industrial Engineering	369

Related Majors

• Construction Engineering
• Nuclear Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Other Engineering
• General Engineering

Careers That IE Grads May Go Into

A degree in ie 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
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180

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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