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West Lafayette, Indiana
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Majors at Purdue Plus Academic Programs & Fields of Study

Research the available academic degrees, majors and fields of study available at Purdue . Let College Factual help you discover whether Purdue offers the right fit, value, and cost to meet your educational goals.

Majors & Fields of Study at Purdue University - Main Campus

Purdue University - Main Campus offers 145 distinct undergraduate degrees, concentrated into 108 majors within 26 broad fields of study. Across all areas of study, Purdue University - Main Campus awarded 7,616 undergraduate degrees in 2018 - 2019 .

None of the awards was for a degree taken exclusively online.
48 degrees were awarded at the associate level (2-Year).
A significant percentage of degrees (17.0% ) were awarded to foreign nationals.
The majority of degrees (57.0% ) were awarded to men.

Domestic Ethnicity of Graduates

The following chart and table show how the 6,298 undergraduate awards given to U.S. citizens were distributed at Purdue University - Main Campus .

White Americans4,785
Asian Americans580
Other Americans414
Hispanic Americans318
African Americans184
Native Americans10
Pacific Island / Native Hawaiian Americans7

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All the Fields of Study Offered At This School.

Below are all fields of study offered at Purdue University - Main Campus . Click a field of study below for more information, the related majors and the focus areas within the field.

2018 - 2019
Fields of Study
Associates DegreesBachelors DegreesRanking Within FieldAverage
Starting Salary
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations04385
$40,000
Architecture & Related Services014N/A
N/A
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies018N/A
N/A
Biological & Biomedical Sciences023438
$34,000
Business, Management & Marketing101,16188
$53,000
Communication & Journalism014468
$36,000
Computer & Information Sciences277161
$67,000
Education02196
$39,000
Engineering01,92818
$67,000
Engineering Technologies66731
$61,000
English Language & Literature074N/A
N/A
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences012016
$35,000
Foreign Languages & Linguistics036N/A
N/A
Health Professions3044813
$41,000
History027N/A
N/A
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities00N/A
$43,000
Mathematics & Statistics025122
$53,000
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies049N/A
N/A
Natural Resources & Conservation068N/A
N/A
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies065161
$24,000
Philosophy & Religious Studies014N/A
N/A
Physical Sciences0140N/A
N/A
Psychology0187N/A
$29,000
Social Sciences0261129
$41,000
Transportation & Materials Moving01067
$40,000
Visual & Performing Arts0122106
$38,000
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