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General Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

General Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year.

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 Northwest General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

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

Purdue Northwest General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Purdue Northwest 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.

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

6% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 94% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

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About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical engineering 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 general mechanical engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 20
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Purdue Northwest General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

21% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 17
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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