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Purdue University-Main Campus: cost, debt and earnings by major
118 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $14,851
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 84%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 50%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 44,503
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $18,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 2.0%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $6,147 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $5,618 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $9,056 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $15,253 |
| $110,000+ | $23,490 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (4)
Associate's programs (1)
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$48,199 (1 yr)
Bachelor's programs (78)
- Computer Science$146,685
- Computer Engineering$121,462
- Materials Engineering$107,557
- Industrial Engineering$107,031
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,396
- Chemical Engineering$104,514
- Statistics$104,047
- Mechanical Engineering$102,572
- Construction Engineering$101,108
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$99,896
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians$97,594
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,332
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$93,976
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,434
- Civil Engineering$90,873
- Accounting and Related Services$90,119
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$88,474
- Engineering-Related Fields$87,914
- Engineering, Other$87,331
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,891
- Agricultural Engineering$86,306
- Air Transportation$86,161
- Finance and Financial Management Services$85,924
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$85,224
- Marketing$84,725
- Economics$83,195
- Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other$82,581
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$82,441
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,040
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,403
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,770
- Nuclear Engineering$77,236 (1 yr)
- Food Science and Technology$75,060
- Agricultural Mechanization$73,393
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$72,724
- Agricultural Production Operations$71,868
- Political Science and Government$71,601
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research$69,768
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$69,246
- Chemistry$67,680
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$67,639
- Physics$67,505
- Landscape Architecture$67,113
- Public Health$66,892
- Agricultural Business and Management$65,900
- Communication and Media Studies$65,517
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$64,814 (1 yr)
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$63,954
- Computer Software and Media Applications$59,766
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services$59,649
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$59,050
- Design and Applied Arts$58,917
- Hospitality Administration/Management$58,861
- Mathematics$58,453
- Biology, General$58,225
- Botany/Plant Biology$57,530
- Forestry$56,754
- Anthropology$55,624
- Special Education and Teaching$55,308
- Sociology$55,072
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$54,559
- Animal Sciences$54,089
- History$53,708
- Agricultural Public Services$53,543 (1 yr)
- Research and Experimental Psychology$52,170
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts$52,105
- English Language and Literature, General$52,053
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration$51,592 (1 yr)
- Human Resources Management and Services$50,535 (1 yr)
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$49,918
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$49,649
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$48,502
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$46,930 (1 yr)
- Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians$45,935
- Plant Sciences$43,856 (1 yr)
- Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management$40,053
- Genetics$39,174 (1 yr)
- Fine and Studio Arts$34,754 (1 yr)
Post-baccalaureate certificate programs (1)
- Communication and Media Studies$85,775 (1 yr)
Master's programs (23)
- Agricultural Business and Management$155,217
- Engineering, Other$140,404
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$140,205
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$137,523
- Mechanical Engineering$133,021
- Engineering, General$132,800 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$132,747
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$131,275
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$122,295
- Air Transportation$120,421
- Agricultural Engineering$118,852 (1 yr)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$113,241
- Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other$112,937 (1 yr)
- Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians$110,606
- Economics$105,102 (1 yr)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$92,641 (1 yr)
- Civil Engineering$87,908
- Communication and Media Studies$84,920
- Hospitality Administration/Management$75,295 (1 yr)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$73,079
- Education, General$69,729
- Public Health$67,901
- Curriculum and Instruction$65,686 (1 yr)
Doctoral programs (8)
- Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$120,263 (1 yr)
- Education, General$118,149
- Chemistry$115,831
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$113,142 (1 yr)
- Biology, General$109,910
- Mechanical Engineering$107,798 (1 yr)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$81,580 (1 yr)
- English Language and Literature, General$66,586