West Lafayette, Indiana · Public
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians at Purdue University-Main Campus
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 472 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
1.1% reported share makes this a focused program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 1.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~472
- Schools with reported signal
- 53
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 49.9%
- Graduation rate
- 83.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $14,600/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $58,400
- Median debt
- $19,500
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $72,424/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 53 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is above the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($3,999 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($27,659 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 49% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 0.1% reported share · $1,947 net A+ Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · 0.7% reported share · $3,399 net A+ 
Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte, NC · 0.5% reported share · $3,345 net A+ 
Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · 0.0% reported share · $4,337 net A+ 
Suffolk County Community College Selden, NY · 0.6% reported share · $5,258 net A+ Essex County College Newark, NJ · 1.1% reported share · $4,436 net A+ Midlands Technical College West Columbia, SC · 0.9% reported share · $4,647 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians accounts for 1.1% of reported programs at Purdue University-Main Campus, which is bigger than 70% of schools in this field set and above the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 472 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Purdue University-Main Campus's average net price is $14,600 per year, about $58,400 over four years. That is $3,999 above the $10,601 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $72,424 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $27,659 above the $44,765 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Purdue University-Main Campus #26 of 53 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.