Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 395 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Purdue.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 115 students received their master’s degree in ME from Purdue. This makes it the #13 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $73,563. This is 13% higher than $65,190, which is the national average for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 395 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue in 2020-2021, 82% were men and 18% were women. The typical ME bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 1% more women than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	31
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	242
International Students	88
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Purdue Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 115 students who graduated with a master’s in ME from Purdue in 2021, 86% were men and 14% 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	50
International Students	54
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 69 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.