Purdue University Global

West Lafayette, Indiana · Public

Of 73 assessed programs, 69 leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 62 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$9,806
$30k to $48k	$1,665
All families (average)	$7,770

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

73 of 135 programs could be assessed 54% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Indiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,495	+$30,003	clears the bar	$35,740	1.2 yrs	819
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$71,228	+$34,736	clears the bar	$51,878	1.5 yrs	717
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,546	+$21,054	clears the bar	$30,556	1.5 yrs	597
Behavioral Sciences	Master's Degree	$63,128	+$26,636	clears the bar	$47,692	1.8 yrs	594
Nursing	Master's Degree	$121,198	+$84,706	clears the bar	$58,675	0.7 yrs	538
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,526	+$18,034	clears the bar	$25,921	1.4 yrs	524
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$56,660	+$20,168	clears the bar	$30,641	1.5 yrs	395
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$70,227	+$33,735	clears the bar	$44,815	1.3 yrs	346
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,546	+$1,054	clears the bar	$12,920	12.3 yrs	338
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$58,840	+$22,348	clears the bar	$13,000	0.6 yrs	318
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	$52,571	+$16,079	clears the bar	$4,156	0.3 yrs	309
Counseling Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,339	+$10,847	clears the bar	$33,000	3.0 yrs	289
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$51,510 1-year earnings	+$15,018	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	276
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$66,445	+$29,953	clears the bar	$19,503	0.7 yrs	275
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	$58,006	+$21,514	clears the bar	$26,755	1.2 yrs	269
Business	Associate's Degree	$46,828	+$10,336	clears the bar	$21,687	2.1 yrs	263
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$47,367	+$10,875	clears the bar	$27,125	2.5 yrs	259
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$95,877	+$59,385	clears the bar	$26,350	0.4 yrs	186
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$62,502	+$26,010	clears the bar	$39,311	1.5 yrs	185
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$42,798	+$6,306	clears the bar	$38,020	6.0 yrs	183
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,857	+$40,365	clears the bar	$45,101	1.1 yrs	168
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,055	+$1,563	clears the bar	$19,000	12.2 yrs	165
Human Services	Master's Degree	$52,013	+$15,521	clears the bar	$44,397	2.9 yrs	145
Legal Support Services	Bachelor's Degree	$54,760	+$18,268	clears the bar	$34,931	1.9 yrs	143
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$42,305	+$5,813	clears the bar	$34,836	6.0 yrs	140
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$87,413	+$50,921	clears the bar	$42,497	0.8 yrs	139
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$126,507	+$90,015	clears the bar	$38,154	0.4 yrs	132
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$42,581	+$6,089	clears the bar	$31,848	5.2 yrs	131
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,918	+$13,426	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	130
Public Health	Master's Degree	$62,315	+$25,823	clears the bar	$49,049	1.9 yrs	121
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$84,248	+$47,756	clears the bar	$50,837	1.1 yrs	112
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$54,022	+$17,530	clears the bar	$37,774	2.2 yrs	111
Criminology	Associate's Degree	$44,516	+$8,024	clears the bar	$21,000	2.6 yrs	102
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	$80,691	+$44,199	clears the bar	$50,532	1.1 yrs	101
Fire Protection	Master's Degree	$74,656	+$38,164	clears the bar	$36,322	1.0 yrs	91
Fire Protection	Bachelor's Degree	$97,967	+$61,475	clears the bar	$29,363	0.5 yrs	87
Accounting	Master's Degree	$73,597	+$37,105	clears the bar	$44,850	1.2 yrs	79
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$49,016	+$12,524	clears the bar	$28,681	2.3 yrs	78
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$68,664	+$32,172	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	76
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$52,536	+$16,044	clears the bar	$44,469	2.8 yrs	75
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$51,736	+$15,244	clears the bar	$39,582	2.6 yrs	72
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$86,413	+$49,921	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$78,683	+$42,191	clears the bar	$32,740	0.8 yrs	64
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$59,014	+$22,522	clears the bar	$41,083	1.8 yrs	62
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$52,507	+$16,015	clears the bar	$47,115	2.9 yrs	61
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$51,391	+$14,899	clears the bar	$30,582	2.1 yrs	58
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	$41,127	+$4,635	clears the bar	$21,798	4.7 yrs	55
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$79,398	+$42,906	clears the bar	$26,963	0.6 yrs	51
Legal Support Services	Master's Degree	$70,692	+$34,200	clears the bar	$55,014	1.6 yrs	47
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,664	-$5,828	falls short	$12,635	insufficient data	47
Human Services	Associate's Degree	$35,110	-$1,382	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$64,832	+$28,340	clears the bar	$49,396	1.7 yrs	41
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$100,467	+$63,975	clears the bar	$56,266	0.9 yrs	38
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	First Professional Degree	$96,688	+$60,196	clears the bar	$61,500	1.0 yrs	36
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	$81,259	+$44,767	clears the bar	$20,252	0.5 yrs	36
Finance	Master's Degree	$68,905	+$32,413	clears the bar	$48,204	1.5 yrs	36
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$48,361 1-year earnings	+$11,869	clears the bar	$32,463	2.7 yrs	24
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,788	+$3,296	clears the bar	$8,170	2.5 yrs	16
Law	First Professional Degree	$84,403	+$47,911	clears the bar	$81,926	1.7 yrs	14
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$55,953	+$19,461	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	$46,580	+$10,088	clears the bar	$52,937	5.2 yrs	0
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$70,234	+$33,742	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$75,906	+$39,414	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$38,197	+$1,705	clears the bar	$57,500	33.7 yrs	insufficient data
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,441	+$6,949	clears the bar	$51,706	7.4 yrs	insufficient data
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Master's Degree	$53,359	+$16,867	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Support Services	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$46,846	+$10,354	clears the bar	$14,115	1.4 yrs	insufficient data
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$43,607	+$7,115	clears the bar	$57,500	8.1 yrs	insufficient data
Psychology	Master's Degree	$54,049	+$17,557	clears the bar	$68,412	3.9 yrs	insufficient data
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,147	-$345	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$44,507	+$8,015	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$25,752	-$10,740	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$131,220	+$94,728	clears the bar	$89,231	0.9 yrs	insufficient data
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1,493
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	752
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	393
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	270
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	254
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	221
Behavioral Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	146
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	102
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	91
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Public Relations and Advertising	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Legal Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Research Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
International Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Operations Research	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Research Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.