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General Materials Engineering at Purdue University-Main Campus

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

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

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 113 general materials engineering graduations were recorded 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%) studied exclusively online and 16,751 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for General Materials Engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, General Materials Engineering graduates at Purdue University-Main Campus are 24% women (27) and 76% men (86).

General Materials Engineering Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Among the 62 bachelor’s general materials engineering degrees awarded at Purdue University-Main Campus, 24% were women (15) and 76% were men (47).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	9
Two or More Races	3
International (Nonresident)	6
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of General Materials Engineering bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, below the national average of 33%.*

General Materials Engineering Master’s Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Of the 15 master’s general materials engineering degrees awarded at Purdue University-Main Campus, 27% were women (4) and 73% were men (11).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	5

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of General Materials Engineering master’s degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, below the national average of 24%.*

General Materials Engineering Doctoral Program at Purdue University-Main Campus

Among the 36 doctoral general materials engineering degrees awarded at Purdue University-Main Campus, 22% were women (8) and 78% were men (28).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	1
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	20
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 11% of General Materials Engineering doctoral degree recipients at Purdue University-Main Campus, lower than the national average of 17%.*

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

Top-Paying Careers for General Materials Engineering Graduates

Graduates of the General Materials Engineering program at Purdue University-Main Campus work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for General Materials Engineering graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Architectural and Engineering Managers	$101,277
Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers	$89,263
Cost Estimators	$80,966
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$79,889
Materials Engineers	$52,129

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.