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Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

Below are the key facts about this program at Purdue Northwest. Degrees are awarded at the Bachelor’s level. It ranks as high as #5 out of 5 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

• Rankings
• Available Degrees
• Bachelor’s Degrees

Purdue Northwest Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Rankings

College Factual ranks Purdue Northwest highly for mechanical engineering, ranked #62 out of 114 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools	62 of 114
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in Indiana	6 of 6
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Schools in the Great Lakes Region	19 of 29

Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Degrees at Purdue Northwest

Here is each degree level available for mechanical engineering at Purdue Northwest, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	27

Purdue Northwest Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Purdue University Northwest awarded 27 bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering.

Bachelor’s Rankings

Purdue Northwest holds a strong position among schools offering mechanical engineering at the bachelor’s level. In particular it placed #5 out of 5 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana	5
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	11
Best Mechanical Engineering Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38

Salary of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Mechanical Engineering majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from Purdue Northwest earn a median of $67,622 a year. This is higher than $63,767, the median for all majors at Purdue Northwest.

Student Debt of Mechanical Engineering Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

Earning a bachelor’s degree at Purdue Northwest, mechanical engineering students accumulate a median of $25,000 in student loans. This is lower than $25,083, the typical median for all majors at Purdue Northwest.

Purdue Northwest Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,268	$14,683
Fees	$821	$821

Find out more about Purdue Northwest tuition and fees.

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 96% of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

The largest share of mechanical engineering bachelor’s degree graduates at Purdue Northwest are White. Roughly 52% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
Non-Resident Aliens	1
Other Races	3

Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor’s)

Purdue Northwest granted 27 bachelor’s completions in mechanical/mechanical engineering technology/technician in the latest year of data — 4% to women and 96% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (52%).

• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Indiana — #5
• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #10
• Best Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools — #30

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.