Business Administration & Management at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study business administration and management, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 183 of them were business administration and management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business Administration & Management section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration
• Doctorate Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in business administration for the following degree levels:

Purdue Business Administration & Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the business administration progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Business Administration & Management Basic Certificate Schools	13

In 2021, 122 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Purdue. This makes it the #250 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Purdue Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $52,702. This is 28% higher than $41,334, which is the national average for all business administration bachelor's degree recipients.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Business Administration & Management Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 88% of business administration associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in business administration at Purdue are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a associate's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of business administration bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	138
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Purdue Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 122 students who earned a master's degree in Business Administration & Management from Purdue in 2020-2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Purdue, 59% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in business administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	72
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in business administration. In 2021, 11 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Marketing
• Accounting
• General Sales & Marketing
• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	26,260	$60,730
Retail Sales Supervisors	25,130	$40,280
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	11,230	$63,950

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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