General Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

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 General Mechanical Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Purdue General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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 general mechanical engineering, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

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

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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 General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 82% of general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical engineering 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

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