by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Industrial & Management Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Engineering-Related Fields is a major offered under the engineering technologies program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in engineering-related fields, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Purdue was ranked #28 on College Factual's Best Schools for engineering-related fields list. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.
Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,030 | $10,030 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,760 | $1,760 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Engineering-Related Fields students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue took out an average of $23,500 in student loans. That is about the same as the national average of $23,598.
The median early career salary of engineering-related fields students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $61,516 per year. That is 7% higher than the national average of $57,335.
Online degrees for the Purdue engineering-related fields bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in engineering-related fields in 2019-2020, 28.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26.2%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in engineering-related fields at Purdue in 2019-2020, 13.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 25%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| International Students | 11 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Engineering-Related Fields students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial & Management Engineering | 53 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to engineering-related fields.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Engineering Technology | 20 |
| Architectural Engineering Technology | 163 |
| Electronics Engineering Technology | 70 |
| Industrial Production Technology | 127 |
| Mechanical Engineering Technology | 273 |
*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.
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