Computer Graphics at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study computer graphics, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 222 computer graphics majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue.

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

Purdue Computer Graphics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Graphics
• Master’s Degree in Computer Graphics

Purdue Computer Graphics Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the computer graphics progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer graphics major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Graphics. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Computer Graphics Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Most Popular Computer Graphics Graduate Certificate Schools	1
Best Value Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools	1
Best Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Computer Graphics Schools	1
Most Popular Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Best Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools	2
	2
Most Popular Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools	4
Most Focused Computer Graphics Master’s Degree Schools	6
Best Computer Graphics Schools	6
Best Value Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	8
	9
Most Focused Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	11
	20
Most Focused Computer Graphics Schools	25
Best Value Computer Graphics Schools	27
Most Popular Computer Graphics Associate Degree Schools	57
Most Focused Computer Graphics Associate Degree Schools	57

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in computer graphics from Purdue. This makes it the #4 most popular school for computer graphics master’s degree candidates in the country.

Computer Graphics Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 222 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in computer graphics from Purdue. About 56% were men and 44% were women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer graphics at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	128
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Purdue Computer Graphics Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 computer graphics majors earned their master's degree from Purdue. Of these graduates, 61% were men and 39% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in computer graphics. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Computer Graphics Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer graphics 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
Computer Programmers	5,010	$80,850
Graphic Designers	3,740	$45,030

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.