Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every industrial engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IE program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 264 students received a bachelor's degree in IE from Purdue.

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
• Doctorate Degree in IE

Purdue Industrial Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	9

In 2021, 81 students received their master’s degree in IE from Purdue. This makes it the #7 most popular school for IE master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do IE Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of IE students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $70,780. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $66,838 for all IE bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 264 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in IE from Purdue in 2021, 72% were men and 28% were women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IE 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 IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	137
International Students	68
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

Purdue Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students graduated with a master's degree in IE from Purdue. About 70% were men and 30% 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 IE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	11
International Students	63
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in IE. In 2021, 24 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.