by our College Data Analytics TeamGeneral Mechanical Engineering is a concentration offered under the mechanical engineering major at Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in general mechanical engineering, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Purdue was $948 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,208 | $28,010 |
| Fees | $784 | $784 |
Purdue does not offer an online option for its general mechanical engineering master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.
Women made up around 19.0% of the general mechanical engineering students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Around 7.4% of general mechanical engineering master’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 49 |
| International Students | 63 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
*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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