With 50+ years of engineering innovation, our program is a first-choice destination for those whose interests and abilities lie across academic disciplines, and for whom the practice of engineering revolves around a focused concentration that integrates engineering and non-engineering knowledge.
Prospective Students
Multidisciplinary Engineering
Multidisciplinary Engineering is an intersectional field, bringing together engineering and other areas of study, or combining multiple areas of engineering in a unique way that are currently not being served by a traditional field of engineering.This ABET accredited program offers considerable flexibility and permits students to choose from 9 established plans of study around a focused concentration combining several academic disciplines.
Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies
Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies is for students who want an engineering education but do not plan to practice engineering, but rather work at the interface between engineering and other disciplines such as Pre-Medical Engineering Studies or Pre-Law Engineering Studies.
Salaries* & Placement
| Average Starting | $70,000 |
| Max Starting | $129,000 |
| Placement | 96% |
| In Industry | 85% |
| In Graduate School | 11% |
Diversity of Employers**
| Acentech | Agile Space Industries |
| Amazon | Arup |
| Ball Aerospace | Belcan Global Engineering |
| Black & Veach | Bose |
| CISCO Systems | Design Collaborative |
| Disney | EPIC |
| Ford | Ford AV |
| Gaylor Electric | General Motors |
| Honeywell Intelligrated | Image Engineering |
| IMEG Corporation | John Deere |
| Klipsch | Louis Vuitton |
| McLaren Engr | Molex |
| Naval Nuclear Laboratory | PwC |
| Ralph Lauren | Roush Entertainment |
| SpaceX | Thinkwell Group |
| Ultrasafe Nuclear Corp Tech | Viatrix |
Internships/Co-op Companies
| Aerotech | Amazon |
| Apple | Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
| Bose | Burns McDonnell |
| Butler America | Carrier |
| Columbia | Ethicon |
| Enesco | Ford |
| Genentech | General Electric |
| General Motors | Halliburton |
| Hasbro | John Deere |
| Klipsch | Kohl's |
| PNC | Ostergaard Acoustical Associates |
| Raytheon | Raw Science |
| Shure | The Palladium |
| The Walt Disney Company | United States Navy |
| Universal Destinations & Experiences | Valspar |
| Whirlpool |
*In 2022, more than 97% of recent grads who responded to the survey had secured professional opportunities (e.g., employment or graduate school), and those who were employed increased their average salary by more than 9.5% from 2021. Source
**Based on 2022-2023 placements.
Multidisciplinary Engineering Concentrations
Multidisciplinary Engineering is an ABET accredited major designed for students who want to practice engineering around a focused concentration by combining or involving several academic disciplines.
Hearing From Our Students and Alumni
Purdue engineers have an interest in changing the world, making an impact in their communities, and doing meaningful work. Strong leadership characteristics, ingenuity, adaptability, critical thinking, problem solving skills, and technical proficiency are among the main competencies that our students gain. Purdue engineering is dedicated to helping students attain the skills and attributes needed to succeed in this rapidly-changing global economy.
ENE Undergraduate Office
Advisor
Chris Pekny
Neil Armstrong Hall, Room 1337A
701 W Stadium Ave 2000
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2035
Email: cpekny@purdue.edu
Director
Dr. Robin Adams
Neil Armstrong Hall, Room 1339
701 W Stadium Ave 2000
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2035
Email: rsadams@purdue.edu
For additional information, please contact the Office of Future Engineers.