<p>I have been kicking around the idea of switching majors over to ME. I'm a Northwest Indiana resident and I know Purdue Cal offers a ME degree, but how is it compared to Purdue Lafayette when it comes to the quality of the education? I know Purdue Lafayette consistently ranks in the top 10 in the country, but I can't seem to find much on Purdue Cal. I guess that in itself might answer my question, but I would like to see what some other people have to say on the topic. Thank you for your time and input.</p>
<p>Purdue Calumet is ranked 67th in USNWR Best Engineering Colleges where a doctorate is not offered. Purdue-West Lafayette is ranked 9th in USNWR Best Engineering Colleges where a doctorate is offered. There is no comparison in terms of the quality of the engineering program. If you have the grades to get into Purdue-West Lafayette, go there.</p>
<p>I agree, if you can get into Purdue-West Lafayette, definitely go there</p>
<p>That’s what I had figured. Thank you very much for the input.</p>
<p>I have to comment even though this thread is old. As a person who comes from an engineering family I disagree with both opinions. I am not going on opinion rather factual information. All three of my Uncles are engineers and all went to Purdue. 2 went to the Calumet campus and one went to the West Lafayette campus. All make six figures now as engineers. If you are from NW Indiana then you have heard of Mittal Steel. My uncle who went to the calumet campus makes (by a couple hundred thousand, he is the super intendant at Mittal steel) way more than my uncle from the Lafayette campus (he is also management). The third uncle who also went to the Calumet makes more than my uncle working in Chicago as an engineer. It made no difference, because both degrees say Purdue and that is all their companies care about.
If you have the money to go and want the college experience than by all means go, but if you are looking for quality then the Calumet campus is just as good, but cheaper and you can work while you go to school. This is what both my uncles did while at the calumet campus and when they graduated they had jobs in upper management at their respective employers.</p>
<p>Anecdotes aside, I’d say you’d be much better off obtaining an engineering degree from West Lafayette than from Calumet, and if you believe that companies don’t know the difference between the two, then I’ve got a bridge in Manhattan that I’d like to sell you.</p>
<p>Not really. It makes no difference. I know many engineers that have gone to both. The difference is location and cost. Both degrees say Purdue and both are signed by the same president.</p>
<p>nw2010, that just isn’t true. It’s the same as going to Illinois-Springfield vs. UIUC.</p>
<p>Working at Arcelor-Mittal, who is VERY desperate for engineers right now, is goof to pay a lot, but it isn’t a glamorous job, and it isn’t the type of job many engineers are looking for (one of the reasons they are willing to offer so much).</p>
<p>Try getting a job at Boeing or Intel or a company of that sort and I guarantee a Purdue-LaFayette degree will go farther. This isn’t based on anecdotes about my uncles; this is based on the fact that I AM an engineer.</p>
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<p>You’re guessing. As of a few years ago, they were paying around $130,000 for a superintendent (which is a first line engineering supervisor). So I doubt he’s making “a couple hundred thousand” more than anyone else. </p>
<p>I know that you think you’re an expert because you know some people that told you some things; however, many of us actually work in engineering and have done so for quite a while. We can tell you that your comments simply do not hold at an aggregate level. </p>
<p>Given a choice, you’re in a much better position attending Purdue’s main campus than a satellite. Attending a satellite doesn’t doom your career and is certainly something you can get past, but ceteris paribus, you’re better off from the main campus.</p>