Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

What traits are you looking for in a me school? To help you decide if Purdue University - Main Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's me program.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

Purdue Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME

Purdue Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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 69 students who received their doctoral degrees in me, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

ME Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 18% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me at Purdue are white. This is typical 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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	60
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	28
White	276
International Students	81
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

Purdue Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of me master's degrees went to men and 18% 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 me.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	95
International Students	75
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

If you plan to be a me major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering	582

Related Majors

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

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me 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
Mechanical Engineers	7,770	$82,510
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Aerospace Engineers	540	$95,390

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.