Purdue University-Main Campus

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Of 107 assessed programs, 106 leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 242 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,098
$30k to $48k	$6,241
$48k to $75k	$9,438
$75k to $110k	$18,177
$110k and up	$22,742
All families (average)	$14,600

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.

107 of 349 programs could be assessed 31% 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	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$89,788	+$53,296	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	477
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$146,685	+$110,193	clears the bar	$19,136	0.2 yrs	439
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,572	+$66,080	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	430
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$86,891	+$50,399	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	307
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,332	+$60,840	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	298
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$121,462	+$84,970	clears the bar	$22,875	0.3 yrs	297
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$52,170	+$15,678	clears the bar	$18,500	1.2 yrs	285
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,031	+$70,539	clears the bar	$18,357	0.3 yrs	262
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$99,896	+$63,404	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	259
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,225	+$21,733	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	242
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$59,766	+$23,274	clears the bar	$20,101	0.9 yrs	233
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$85,924	+$49,432	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	221
Statistics	Bachelor's Degree	$104,047	+$67,555	clears the bar	$19,250	0.3 yrs	212
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,396	+$68,904	clears the bar	$17,750	0.3 yrs	203
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	$131,275	+$94,783	clears the bar	$32,946	0.3 yrs	201
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$84,920	+$48,428	clears the bar	$34,280	0.7 yrs	194
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$80,403	+$43,911	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	185
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,873	+$54,381	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	173
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$132,747	+$96,255	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	171
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$104,514	+$68,022	clears the bar	$21,500	0.3 yrs	164
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$88,474	+$51,982	clears the bar	$19,813	0.4 yrs	163
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$81,040	+$44,548	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	155
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$65,517	+$29,025	clears the bar	$17,375	0.6 yrs	151
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$135,033	+$98,541	clears the bar	$99,174	1.0 yrs	147
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$93,976	+$57,484	clears the bar	$18,578	0.3 yrs	147
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$54,089	+$17,597	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	146
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$133,021	+$96,529	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	144
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$82,441	+$45,949	clears the bar	$19,451	0.4 yrs	142
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$83,195	+$46,703	clears the bar	$23,099	0.5 yrs	132
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$57,521 1-year earnings	+$21,029	clears the bar	$28,580	1.4 yrs	131
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,072	+$18,580	clears the bar	$19,500	1.0 yrs	130
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$84,725	+$48,233	clears the bar	$18,274	0.4 yrs	129
Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,460	+$30,968	clears the bar	$20,500	0.7 yrs	117
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$86,161	+$49,669	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	115
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$65,900	+$29,408	clears the bar	$15,753	0.5 yrs	113
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,434	+$56,942	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	112
Education	Master's Degree	$69,729	+$33,237	clears the bar	$28,581	0.9 yrs	110
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$71,601	+$35,109	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	107
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$97,594	+$61,102	clears the bar	$16,750	0.3 yrs	105
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,502	+$12,010	clears the bar	$17,500	1.5 yrs	99
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$137,523	+$101,031	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	99
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$90,119	+$53,627	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	99
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$85,278	+$48,786	clears the bar	$22,260	0.5 yrs	91
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$58,861	+$22,369	clears the bar	$18,916	0.8 yrs	86
Agricultural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,306	+$49,814	clears the bar	$20,000	0.4 yrs	85
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,649	+$13,157	clears the bar	$14,000	1.1 yrs	83
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,453	+$21,961	clears the bar	$18,820	0.9 yrs	83
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$123,596	+$87,104	clears the bar	$113,597	1.3 yrs	78
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,050	+$22,558	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	78
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$66,892	+$30,400	clears the bar	$21,000	0.7 yrs	78
Materials Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$107,557	+$71,065	clears the bar	$22,111	0.3 yrs	74
Public Health	Master's Degree	$67,901	+$31,409	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	73
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$67,680	+$31,188	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	72
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	$119,547 1-year earnings	+$83,055	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	71
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$85,224	+$48,732	clears the bar	$23,239	0.5 yrs	66
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$58,917	+$22,425	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	65
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$87,914	+$51,422	clears the bar	$16,153	0.3 yrs	64
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,559	+$18,067	clears the bar	$19,500	1.1 yrs	63
Air Transportation	Master's Degree	$120,421	+$83,929	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$78,770	+$42,278	clears the bar	$16,316	0.4 yrs	58
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$40,053	+$3,561	clears the bar	$19,370	5.4 yrs	53
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$67,505	+$31,013	clears the bar	$21,224	0.7 yrs	53
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$87,908	+$51,416	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$105,733	+$69,241	clears the bar	$17,845	0.3 yrs	52
English	Bachelor's Degree	$52,053	+$15,561	clears the bar	$18,839	1.2 yrs	50
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,918	+$13,426	clears the bar	$18,875	1.4 yrs	50
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,639	+$31,147	clears the bar	$17,713	0.6 yrs	49
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$37,612 1-year earnings	+$1,120	clears the bar	$17,619	15.7 yrs	49
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$115,831	+$79,339	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$57,096 1-year earnings	+$20,604	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	49
Genetics	Bachelor's Degree	$39,052 1-year earnings	+$2,560	clears the bar	$15,000	5.9 yrs	48
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	$140,404	+$103,912	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$39,692 1-year earnings	+$3,200	clears the bar	$15,000	4.7 yrs	43
History	Bachelor's Degree	$53,708	+$17,216	clears the bar	$20,490	1.2 yrs	42
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$87,331	+$50,839	clears the bar	$19,787	0.4 yrs	39
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$140,205	+$103,713	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,649	+$23,157	clears the bar	$20,254	0.9 yrs	37
Food Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$75,060	+$38,568	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	$52,105	+$15,613	clears the bar	$17,369	1.1 yrs	36
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$69,768	+$33,276	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	35
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$101,108	+$64,616	clears the bar	$20,625	0.3 yrs	34
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Master's Degree	$98,342 1-year earnings	+$61,850	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services	Bachelor's Degree	$69,246	+$32,754	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	32
Agricultural Mechanization	Bachelor's Degree	$73,393	+$36,901	clears the bar	$19,727	0.5 yrs	30
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	$110,606	+$74,114	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Agricultural Production Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$71,868	+$35,376	clears the bar	$13,250	0.4 yrs	29
Nuclear Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$63,226 1-year earnings	+$26,734	clears the bar	$20,250	0.8 yrs	29
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$72,724	+$36,232	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	28
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$73,079	+$36,587	clears the bar	$29,642	0.8 yrs	27
Agricultural Business and Management	Master's Degree	$155,217	+$118,725	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$45,935	+$9,443	clears the bar	$16,856	1.8 yrs	22
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$67,113	+$30,621	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Education	Doctoral Degree	$118,149	+$81,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
English	Doctoral Degree	$66,586	+$30,094	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biology	Doctoral Degree	$109,910	+$73,418	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	$55,308	+$18,816	clears the bar	$26,000	1.4 yrs	21
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,624	+$19,132	clears the bar	$17,472	0.9 yrs	21
Hospitality Management	Master's Degree	$73,520 1-year earnings	+$37,028	clears the bar	$51,555	1.4 yrs	20
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Master's Degree	$122,295	+$85,803	clears the bar	$35,080	0.4 yrs	15
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$27,114 1-year earnings	-$9,378	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	Master's Degree	$113,241	+$76,749	clears the bar	$23,416	0.3 yrs	15
Botany/Plant Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$57,530	+$21,038	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$82,581	+$46,089	clears the bar	$21,970	0.5 yrs	14
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$56,754	+$20,262	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Forestry	Master's Degree	$47,015 1-year earnings	+$10,523	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$88,014 1-year earnings	+$51,522	clears the bar	$14,000	0.3 yrs	0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$63,954	+$27,462	clears the bar	$19,057	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	191
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	186
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	96
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	74
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	48
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	43
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Engineering-Related Fields	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Air Transportation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Agricultural Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Agriculture, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biological and Physical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Systems Science and Theory	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16

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.