Graduate Program Overview

Purdue University Global is a four-year, public school located in West Lafayette, Indiana. It offers graduate degree programs as well as undergraduate degree programs.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $10,521 for Indiana residents and $11,582 for out-of-state students. It offers fifty-five (55) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.

Graduate Programs Key Facts
School NamePurdue University Global
TypeFour-year, Public
Address2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, West Lafayette, IN
Graduate School Students10,981 students
11,615 students enrolled online exclusively
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024)In-State$10,521
Out-of-State$11,582
Student to Faculty26:1 (3.85%)
Number of Graduate ProgramsTotal 55 Graduate Programs
26 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 26 Post graduate certificates

2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Purdue University Global

The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University Global 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 $10,521 and $11,582 for non-Indiana residents.

The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $401 for Indiana residents and $442 for out-of-state students.

2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
In-StateOut-of-State
Tuition$9,547$10,608
Fees$974$974
Cost per Credit$401$442
Room & Board$6,870 (Off-Campus)
Personal Expenses$2,580 (Off-Campus)
Off-Campus Total$19,971$21,032
Updated with 2023-2024 tuition (Last update: 5/10/2024)

Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major

Purdue University Global offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 55 major areas -

26 Master's (26 online programs), 3 Doctorate (3 online programs), 20 Post-Bachelor'(20 online programs), 6 Post-Master'(6 online programs). 3,377 students have been conferred Master's degree and 101 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
Total3,377101293193
Men9222312324
Women2,45578170169

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.

Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Computer and Information Sciences112ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Information TechnologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer Programming, Specific PlatformsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Cloud ComputingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance101ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration111ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Educational/Instructional TechnologyONLINE NOT OFFER 18ONLINE NOT OFFER
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels72ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
LawNOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Legal Assistant/Paralegal47ONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Legal Professions and Studies (other)NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Behavioral Sciences594ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Data Analytics, GeneralONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Research and Experimental Psychology (other)NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 4ONLINE NOT OFFER
Industrial and Organizational PsychologyNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 15ONLINE NOT OFFER
Educational Psychology75ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Applied Behavior AnalysisNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 19ONLINE ONLINE
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration62ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Fire Services Administration91ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Public Administration41ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Health/Health Care Administration/Management278ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/AdministratorONLINE NOT OFFER 9ONLINE NOT OFFER
Substance Abuse/Addiction CounselingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 9ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public HealthONLINE NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER
Public Health Education and Promotion27ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Nursing EducationONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
Nursing Administration36ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Adult Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 65ONLINE
Family Practice Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER 66ONLINE
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER ONLINE
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing105ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)NOT OFFER ONLINE NOT OFFER 1ONLINE
Master'sDoctoratePost-BSPost-MS
Business Administration and ManagementONLINE NOT OFFER 66ONLINE NOT OFFER
AccountingONLINE NOT OFFER 7ONLINE NOT OFFER
Finance36ONLINE NOT OFFER NOT OFFER NOT OFFER
International Business/Trade/CommerceNOT OFFER NOT OFFER 2ONLINE NOT OFFER

Graduate Student Population

Purdue University Global graduate schools have a total of 10,981 postgraduate students. By gender, it has 2,940 male and 8,041 female postgrad students.

By attending status, there are 5,706 full-time and 5,275 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 11,615 students enrolled through online exclusively.

By race/ethnicity 5,988 White, 2,301 Black, and 651 Asian students are attending at Purdue University Global. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.

20 grad students are younger than 22 and 4,268 students are older than 65. It has 3,319 students aged between 22 and 30 and 4,008 students aged 30 to 40.

Graduate Students Gender Distribution
Total10,981
Men2,940
Women8,041
Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
Total10,981
Full-time Students5,706
Part-time Students5,275
Graduate Students Race Distribution
Total10,981
American Indian /
Native American
51
Asian651
Black2,301
Hispanic1,171
Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander
36
White5,988
Two or more races326
Un-Known416
Graduate Students Age Distribution
Total10,981
21 & Under20
22-24839
25-292,480
30-342,106
35-391,902
40 & Over4,268

Online Population

At Purdue University Global graduate schools, 11,615 students enrolled online exclusively and 0 students enrolled in some online courses.

Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment11,615
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses11,615
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses0
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses0
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses11,615
Indiana Resident1,434
Other State In U.S.10,044
Outside of U.S.137