Purdue University-Main Campus

#2 in Indiana

4-years Public College In West Lafayette, IN

OverviewAdmissionCost Of AttendanceStudent PopulationGraduation RateArea Of Study
Purdue University-Main Campus offers 416 programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate and Post-Graduate Certificate degrees/programs. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education.
Major Programs
Number of Major Programs416 programs
Online Programs37 programs
Offered Degrees/ProgramsAssociate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate
Offered Degrees at Purdue University-Main Campus
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Associate's Degree6050
Bachelor's Degree14608,130
Post Bachelor's Degree6627163
Master's Degree14602,255
Post Master's Degree806
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship691786
Doctor's degree - professional practice61248
Total4163711,638
Popular Programs at Purdue University-Main Campus
Degree, Major Programs and Completers
Associate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 35
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕35
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Information Technology✕0
Computer Graphics✕0
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 7
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician✕7
Business [+] ✕ 8
Organizational Leadership✕8
Total50
Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 470
Agricultural Business and Management✕109
Agricultural Economics✕22
Farm/Farm and Ranch Management✕7
Agricultural Mechanization✕28
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕30
Turf and Turfgrass Management✕6
Agricultural Communication/Journalism✕21
Animal Sciences✕185
Food Science✕21
Agronomy and Crop Science✕1
Horticultural Science✕22
Soil Science and Agronomy✕0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant✕18
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 98
Natural Resources/Conservation✕40
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management✕39
Forestry✕18
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology✕1
Architecture [+] ✕ 14
Landscape Architecture✕14
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 15
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕4
Asian Studies/Civilization✕3
Italian Studies✕3
African-American/Black Studies✕2
Women's Studies✕3
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 149
Communication✕149
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 828
Information Technology✕199
Computer Science✕460
Computer Graphics✕169
Education [+] ✕ 198
Education✕13
Learning Sciences✕1
Special Education and Teaching (other)✕21
Elementary Education and Teaching✕83
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕22
Agricultural Teacher Education✕20
Art Teacher Education✕5
English/Language Arts Teacher Education✕0
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕0
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕15
Social Studies Teacher Education✕18
Engineering [+] ✕ 2,005
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕253
Agricultural Engineering✕72
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕90
Chemical Engineering✕165
Civil Engineering✕157
Computer Engineering✕233
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕190
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕46
Materials Engineering✕44
Mechanical Engineering✕395
Nuclear Engineering✕23
Construction Engineering✕37
Industrial Engineering✕264
Engineering (other)✕36
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 651
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕135
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕57
Industrial Technology/Technician✕82
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕68
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)✕3
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician✕77
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician✕177
Engineering/Industrial Management✕52
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 61
Linguistics✕9
Comparative Literature✕1
Japanese Language and Literature✕5
Russian Language and Literature✕3
German Language and Literature✕2
French Language and Literature✕10
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics✕31
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 84
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences✕5
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management✕28
Human Development and Family Studies✕51
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 67
English Language and Literature✕39
Creative Writing✕15
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing✕13
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 7
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕7
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 371
Biology/Biological Sciences✕122
Biomedical Sciences✕92
Biochemistry✕29
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕8
Botany/Plant Biology✕12
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology✕2
Microbiology and Immunology✕7
Entomology✕10
Genetics✕25
Plant Genetics✕9
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology✕18
Neurobiology and Anatomy✕37
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 270
Mathematics✕82
Applied Mathematics✕3
Financial Mathematics✕1
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✕184
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 63
Biological and Physical Sciences✕12
Systems Science and Theory✕3
Mathematics and Computer Science✕15
Nutrition Sciences✕9
Ancient Studies/Civilization✕12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕12
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 129
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕129
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 22
Philosophy✕21
Religion/Religious Studies✕1
Jewish/Judaic Studies✕0
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 167
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology✕9
Chemistry✕91
Geology/Earth Science✕15
Physics✕52
Psychology [+] ✕ 251
Experimental Psychology✕251
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 384
Anthropology✕23
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕142
Political Science and Government✕108
Sociology✕111
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 120
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology✕41
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew✕79
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 131
Design and Visual Communications✕27
Industrial and Product Design✕9
Interior Design✕20
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕5
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕6
Acting✕7
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕31
Fine/Studio Arts✕22
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕4
Music✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 479
Health and Wellness✕12
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕86
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist✕13
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕51
Public Health✕47
Environmental Health✕0
Health/Medical Physics✕0
Public Health Education and Promotion✕24
Dietetics/Dietitian✕34
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕185
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕27
Business [+] ✕ 1,016
Business Administration and Management✕80
Organizational Leadership✕95
Accounting✕122
Finance✕207
Financial Planning and Services✕49
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕108
Management Science✕0
Actuarial Science✕62
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕86
Marketing/Marketing Management✕78
Selling Skills and Sales Operations✕129
History [+] ✕ 42
History✕42
Total8,130
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✔ 68
Agricultural Economics✕29
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✔0
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕2
Animal Sciences✕8
Food Science✕6
Horticultural Science✕3
Soil Science and Agronomy✕9
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕11
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 14
Environmental Studies✕0
Forest Sciences and Biology✕14
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕1
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 186
Communication✕0
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕186
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 134
Information Technology✕36
Computer Science✕70
Computer Graphics✕28
Education [+] ✔ 282
Education✕116
Curriculum and Instruction✕159
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods✔0
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕7
Engineering [+] ✕ 796
Engineering✕96
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕136
Agricultural Engineering✕37
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕28
Chemical Engineering✕57
Civil Engineering✕78
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕96
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕17
Materials Engineering✕13
Mechanical Engineering✕115
Nuclear Engineering✕7
Industrial Engineering✕81
Engineering (other)✕35
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 88
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✕37
Engineering/Industrial Management✕3
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕48
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 13
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕9
Linguistics✕3
Comparative Literature✕1
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3
Human Development and Family Studies✕3
Apparel and Textiles✕0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 16
English Language and Literature✕16
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 22
Biology/Biological Sciences✕4
Biomedical Sciences✕7
Biochemistry✕1
Botany/Plant Biology✕6
Entomology✕4
Toxicology✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✔ 61
Mathematics✕10
Statistics✕51
Mathematical Statistics and Probability✔0
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences [+] ✕ 0
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (other)✕0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 2
Nutrition Sciences✕2
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 9
Philosophy✕9
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 24
Chemistry✕4
Geology/Earth Science✕11
Physics✕9
Psychology [+] ✕ 8
Experimental Psychology✕8
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 71
Anthropology✕9
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕48
Political Science and Government✕10
Sociology✕4
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 60
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology✕60
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 15
Design and Applied Arts (other)✕7
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)✕4
Art/Art Studies✕0
Fine/Studio Arts✕4
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 99
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕29
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔0
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕1
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry✕4
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕1
Public Health✕30
Environmental Health✕0
Health/Medical Physics✕0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕25
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕9
Business [+] ✔ 258
Business Administration and Management✕122
Business/Corporate Communications, Other✔0
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕25
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration✔0
Management Science✕41
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)✕70
History [+] ✕ 3
History✕3
Total2,255
Doctorate (Research) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 31
Agricultural Economics✕8
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕2
Animal Sciences✕5
Food Science✕11
Horticultural Science✕2
Soil Science and Agronomy✕2
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕1
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 10
Forest Sciences and Biology✕10
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 4
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕4
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 5
Communication✕0
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕5
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 26
Computer Science✕26
Education [+] ✕ 38
Education✕24
Curriculum and Instruction✕13
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕1
Engineering [+] ✕ 365
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering✕37
Agricultural Engineering✕16
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕23
Chemical Engineering✕15
Civil Engineering✕38
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕80
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕3
Materials Engineering✕40
Mechanical Engineering✕69
Nuclear Engineering✕8
Industrial Engineering✕24
Engineering (other)✕12
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 29
Engineering/Industrial Management✕29
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 15
Foreign Languages and Literatures✕10
Linguistics✕2
Comparative Literature✕3
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3
Human Development and Family Studies✕1
Apparel and Textiles✕2
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 20
English Language and Literature✕20
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 40
Biology/Biological Sciences✕17
Biomedical Sciences✕8
Biochemistry✕5
Botany/Plant Biology✕8
Entomology✕2
Plant Genetics✕0
Toxicology✕0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕0
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 32
Mathematics✕23
Statistics✕9
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 7
Gerontology✕1
Nutrition Sciences✕6
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕2
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 6
Philosophy✕6
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 83
Chemistry✕58
Geology/Earth Science✕8
Physics✕17
Psychology [+] ✕ 10
Experimental Psychology✕10
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 17
Anthropology✕5
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕5
Political Science and Government✕3
Sociology✕4
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✕ 0
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 26
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕3
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design✕5
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry✕7
Pharmaceutical Sciences✕4
Public Health✕1
Environmental Health✕0
Health/Medical Physics✕0
Nursing Science✔0
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✕6
Business [+] ✕ 15
Business Administration and Management✕11
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management✕4
History [+] ✕ 2
History✕2
Total786
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 81
Veterinary Medicine✕81
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 1
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✔1
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 166
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕8
Pharmacy✕151
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕7
Nursing Practice✕0
Total248
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕0
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0
African-American/Black Studies✕0
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 51
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕51
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✔ 0
Computer and Information Sciences (other)✕0
Information Science/Studies✔0
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst✔0
Computer Graphics✕0
Information Technology Project Management✔0
Education [+] ✔ 52
Education✕22
Bilingual and Multilingual Education✕10
Curriculum and Instruction✔2
Educational/Instructional Technology✕0
Educational Evaluation and Research✕11
Educational Statistics and Research Methods✕0
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✔6
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕0
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕1
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education✕0
Education (other)✕0
Engineering [+] ✔ 11
Engineering✔0
Agricultural Engineering✕0
Chemical Engineering✕0
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕0
Telecommunications Engineering✔0
Materials Engineering✕0
Mechanical Engineering✕3
Engineering (other)✕8
Engineering Technology [+] ✔ 2
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician✔2
Engineering/Industrial Management✔0
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 0
English Language and Literature✕0
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✔ 0
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔0
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology✕1
Biotechnology✕5
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 4
Statistics✕4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✔ 19
Systems Science and Theory✕19
Gerontology✕0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies✕0
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis✕0
Business Analytics✔0
Psychology [+] ✕ 7
Psychology✕3
Experimental Psychology✕3
Applied Psychology✕0
Applied Behavior Analysis✕1
Social Sciences [+] ✔ 5
Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods✕1
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✔0
Development Economics and International Development✔1
Economics (other)✔0
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕3
Political Science and Government✕0
Political Science and Government (other)✕0
Transportation and Materials Moving [+] ✔ 2
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew✔2
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations✔0
Air Transportation (other)✔0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✔ 4
Health/Health Care Administration/Management✔0
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management✔0
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✔0
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)✔0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing✕1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕3
Business [+] ✔ 0
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✔0
Organizational Leadership✔0
Business/Corporate Communications✔0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)✔0
Human Resources Development✔0
Management Science✔0
Marketing Research✕0
Total163
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of Completers
Education [+] ✕ 0
Education✕0
Educational Leadership and Administration✕0
Engineering [+] ✕ 0
Engineering (other)✕0
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 6
Health/Medical Physics✕0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing✕0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing✕2
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing✕4
Total6
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