Graduate School Tuition at Purdue University-Main Campus

Purdue University-Main Campus (PU) is a four-year, public school located in West Lafayette, IN.
It offers 246 graduate programs - 92 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 69 Post-bachelor's, and 7 Post-master's.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of graduate programs is $9,992 for Indiana residents and $28,794 for others. A total of 12,935 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 51,528 students at PU.
PU offers online graduate programs and 3,765 out of 12,935 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find PU's health profession programs at health professions information page.

Graduate Program Overview

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $9,992 for Indiana residents and $28,794 for out-of-state students. It offers 246 graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NamePurdue University-Main Campus
TypeFour-year, Public
AddressHovde Hall of Administration, West Lafayette, IN
Graduate School Students12,538 students
3,765 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$9,992
Out-of-State$28,794
Student to Faculty14:1 (7.14%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 246 Graduate Programs
92 Master's, 78 Doctorate, 76 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Purdue University-Main Campus

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University-Main Campus with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Indiana residents, the tuition & fees are $9,992 and $28,794 for non-Indiana residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $348 for Indiana residents and $948 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,718$28,520
Fees$274$274
Cost per Credit$348$948
Books & Supplies$1,030
Room & Board$11,650 (On-Campus) / $12,390 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,210 (On-Campus) / $2,210 (Off-Campus)
On-Campus Total$24,882$43,684
Off-Campus Total$25,622$44,424
Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
In-State$9,992$9,992$9,992$9,992$9,992
Out-of-State$28,794$28,794$28,794$28,794$28,794

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Purdue University-Main Campus offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 246 major areas - 92 Master's (9 online programs), 78 Doctorate (2 online programs), 69 Post-Bachelor's (34 online programs), 7 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 3,160 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2,148 students have received Doctorate degree last year.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.

Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
Master'sDoctorate Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
Total3,1602,1483653
Men1,8561,2121822
Women1,3049361831

Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree). You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural and Extension Education Services 1 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
African-American/Black StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 53ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9 NOT OFFER
Information Science/StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer Systems Analysis/AnalystNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer Graphics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information Technology Project ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education 14 ONLINE
Bilingual and Multilingual EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 15ONLINE NOT OFFER
Curriculum and Instruction 4 NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational Evaluation and ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 10 NOT OFFER
Educational Statistics and Research MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6 NOT OFFER
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and TalentedNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER
Adult and Continuing Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Technical Teacher EducationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Education (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
EngineeringONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Agricultural Engineering NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 3 NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering NOT OFFER
Telecommunications EngineeringNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering 3 NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Engineering (other) 6 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician NOT OFFER 10ONLINE NOT OFFER
Engineering/Industrial Management ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
BiotechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Statistics 4 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 46 NOT OFFER
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1 NOT OFFER
Digital HumanitiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Business AnalyticsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Experimental Psychology 4 NOT OFFER
Applied PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research Methodology and Quantitative MethodsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9 NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 9ONLINE NOT OFFER
Development Economics and International DevelopmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 30ONLINE NOT OFFER
Economics (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and CartographyONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight CrewNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 11 NOT OFFER
Aviation/Airway Management and OperationsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Air Transportation (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 5 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain ManagementNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 24ONLINE NOT OFFER
Business/Corporate CommunicationsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 24ONLINE NOT OFFER
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 6ONLINE NOT OFFER
Human Resources DevelopmentNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Science NOT OFFER 3ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other) NOT OFFER 12ONLINE NOT OFFER
Marketing ResearchNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agroecology and Sustainable AgricultureONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural and Extension Education Services3 NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences16 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science9 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Horticultural Science4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Soil Science and Agronomy5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Environmental Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Forest Sciences and Biology13 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
CommunicationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech Communication and Rhetoric186 ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology35 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science123 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Graphics30 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education85 ONLINE
Curriculum and Instruction196 NOT OFFER
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods5ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering112ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering174 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural Engineering89 NOT OFFER
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering42 NOT OFFER
Chemical Engineering37 NOT OFFER
Civil Engineering88 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Electrical and Electronics Engineering211 NOT OFFER
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering21 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Materials Engineering9 NOT OFFER
Mechanical Engineering219 NOT OFFER
Nuclear Engineering10 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Industrial Engineering111 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Engineering (other)97 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Linguistics5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Development and Family Studies2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Apparel and Textiles1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
English Language and Literature10 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Botany/Plant Biology5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology8 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics7 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics40 NOT OFFER
Mathematical Statistics and ProbabilityONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (other)3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Nutrition Sciences3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy5 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry11 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Experimental Psychology13 NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics76 ONLINE NOT OFFER
Geographic Information Science and CartographyONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government2 NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Design and Applied Arts (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (other)1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Art/Art Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Fine/Studio Arts2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Health Care Administration/ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Athletic Training/Trainer NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design1 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Pharmaceutical Sciences3 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Public Health97 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Environmental Health NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health/Medical Physics1 NOT OFFER
Dietetics/Dietitian NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse14 NOT OFFER
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)4 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management189 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Business/Corporate Communications, Other3ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management22 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration24 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Management Science70 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)356 NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History2 NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education ONLINE
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Medical Physics NOT OFFER 1
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Agricultural and Extension Education Services NOT OFFER
Animal Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Food Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Horticultural Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Soil Science and Agronomy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Forest Sciences and Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
CommunicationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Speech Communication and Rhetoric ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education ONLINE
Curriculum and Instruction NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering/Industrial Management ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Foreign Languages and Literatures NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Linguistics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Comparative Literature NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Human Development and Family Studies NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Development and AgingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Apparel and Textiles NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Biology/Biological Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biomedical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biochemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Botany/Plant Biology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Entomology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Exercise Physiology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Toxicology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other) NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Mathematics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Statistics NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nutrition Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Philosophy NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Chemistry NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Geology/Earth Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Physics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Experimental Psychology NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Anthropology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics ONLINE NOT OFFER
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER
Sociology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
History NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Veterinary MedicineNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other) ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pharmacology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
PharmacyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse NOT OFFER
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Agricultural Economics NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Information Technology NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Computer Science NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Education ONLINE
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Systems Science and TheoryNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
GerontologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Digital HumanitiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Political Science and Government NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Pharmaceutical Sciences NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
ProgramMaster'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and Management NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

PU graduate schools have a total of 12,538 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 7,204 male and 5,334 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 6,854 full-time and 5,684 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 3,765 students enrolled through online exclusively and 1,173 students are taking some online graduate courses.

By race/ethnicity 5,241 White, 425 Black, and 811 Asian students are attending at Purdue University-Main Campus. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

406 grad students are younger than 22 and 1,025 students are older than 65. It has 8,924 students aged between 22 and 30 and 2,580 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total12,538
Men7,204
Women5,334
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total12,538
Full-time Students6,854
Part-time Students5,684
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total12,538
American Indian /
Native American
31
Asian811
Black425
Hispanic656
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
7
White5,241
Two or more races255
Un-Known322
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total12,538
21 & Under406
22-243,750
25-295,174
30-341,810
35-39770
40 & Over1,025

Online Population

At Purdue University-Main Campus graduate schools, 3,765 students enrolled online exclusively and 1,173 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,935
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,765
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses1,173
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses7,997
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,765
Indiana Resident786
Other State In U.S.2,615
Outside of U.S.364
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