Computer Software & Applications at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every computer software and applications school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the computer software program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 222 of them were computer software and applications majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Computer Software & Applications section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software
• Master’s Degree in Computer Software

Purdue Computer Software & Applications Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks computer software programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer software major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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 Computer Software Applications Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Computer Software Applications Schools	8
	21
Best Computer Software Applications Schools	33
	43

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in computer software from Purdue. This makes it the #27 most popular school for computer software master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Computer Software Graduates from Purdue Make?

The median salary of computer software students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $35,435. This is less than $35,512, which is the national average of all computer software majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Computer Software Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

The computer software program at Purdue awarded 222 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 56% of these degrees went to men with the other 44% going to women. The typical computer software bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 2% more women than average.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer software 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 computer software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	20
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	128
International Students	28
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Purdue Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of computer software master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in computer software. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Programmers	5,010	$80,850
Graphic Designers	3,740	$45,030
Web Developers	1,690	$59,870
Database Administrators	1,570	$74,340

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.