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 pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in engineering-related fields, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Purdue paid an average of $948 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
The median early career salary of engineering-related fields students who receive their doctor’s degree from Purdue is $84,653 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Purdue does not offer an online option for its engineering-related fields doctor’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 doctor’s degree in engineering-related fields in 2019-2020, 28.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 36.2%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in engineering-related fields at Purdue in 2019-2020, 4.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 19%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 15 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Engineering-Related Fields students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Industrial & Management Engineering | 25 |
*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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