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Accounting at Purdue University - Main Campus

122 Bachelor's Degrees
#90 Overall Quality
Here, you'll find out more about the major, including such details as the number of graduates, what degree levels are offered, ethnicity of students, and more. We've also included details on how Purdue ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in accounting.

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Accounting Degrees Available at Purdue

Purdue Accounting Rankings

Purdue is in the top 10% of the country for accounting. More specifically it was ranked #90 out of 1,051 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #4 in Indiana.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 3
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income Over $110k) 4
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $48-$75k) 4
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $30-$48k) 6
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $75-$110k) 7
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 9
Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 11
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (Income $0-$30k) 13
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 24
Best Value Colleges for Accounting (With Aid) 53
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Accounting Graduates 78
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools 83
Best Accounting Schools 90
Highest Paid Accounting Graduates 110
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting 128
Best Value Colleges for Accounting 228

During the 2020-2021 academic year, Purdue University - Main Campus handed out 122 bachelor's degrees in accounting. This is a decrease of 4% over the previous year when 127 degrees were handed out.


 

Accounting Student Diversity at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Accounting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at Purdue are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 70% of students fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 85
Non-Resident Aliens 19
Other Races 4

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