Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. Of the 1,671 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2021, 53 of them were mechanical engineering technology majors.

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

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME Tech

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering Technology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME tech progam at Purdue Northwest 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 ME tech major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical Engineering Technology. 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
Best Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	22
Most Popular Mechanical Engineering Schools	30
	45

How Much Do ME Tech Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of ME tech students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $61,724. This is 5% higher than $58,773, which is the national average for all ME tech bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Tech Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the ME tech majors at Purdue University Northwest.

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 ME tech majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest. Of these graduates, 94% were men and 6% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ME tech bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in ME tech.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in ME tech. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Electromechanical Engineering Technology
• Electronics Engineering Technology
• Construction Engineering Technology
• Engineering-Related Fields

Careers That ME Tech Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME tech 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 Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	15,190	$40,910
Mechanical Engineering Technicians	1,050	$53,430

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.