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Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

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Industrial Engineering at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every industrial engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the IE program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 81 students received their master's degree in IE.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Industrial Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Industrial Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in IE
  • Doctorate Degree in IE

Purdue Industrial Engineering Rankings

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in IE, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

IE Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the IE majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Industrial Engineering Master’s Program

30% Women
7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The IE program at Purdue awarded 81 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 70% of these degrees went to men with the other 30% going to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 63
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That IE Grads May Go Into

A degree in IE 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 - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Industrial Engineers 10,820 $74,430
Industrial Production Managers 5,740 $98,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,120 $123,180

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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