by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is General Mechanical Engineering. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mechanical Engineering is a major offered under the engineering program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ME, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. Purdue is in the top 10% of the country for ME. More specifically it was ranked #32 out of 326 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #3 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. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is 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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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue in ME walked away with an average of $19,000 in student debt. That is 17% lower than the national average of $22,913.
ME who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue make an average of $72,483 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% higher than the national average of $61,915.
Purdue does not offer an online option for its ME bachelor’s degree program 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 ME in 2019-2020, 16.8% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 16.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ME at Purdue in 2019-2020, 16.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 28%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 27 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 15 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 207 |
| International Students | 95 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 27 |
Mechanical Engineering students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Mechanical Engineering | 376 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mechanical engineering.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering | 252 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 83 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 75 |
| Chemical Engineering | 161 |
| Civil Engineering | 161 |
*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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