Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

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 Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in ME from Purdue Northwest.

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 Northwest Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks ME programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue Northwest performed in these rankings.

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 major at Purdue Northwest 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	7
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Schools	22
Best Value Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	73
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In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in ME from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #136 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Purdue Northwest ME Graduates

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $64,537. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

ME Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 54 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue Northwest, about 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME at Purdue Northwest 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 Northwest with a bachelor's in ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	33
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in ME from Purdue Northwest. About 42% of these graduates were women and the other 58% were men.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical 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 Northwest.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.