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Graduate Programs at PU

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Graduate Program 177 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 12 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 13,839
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2025 Tuition & Fees $28,794

Graduate Programs Overview

Purdue University-Main Campus offers 177 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 12 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 13,839 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at PU and 3,951 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,992 for Indiana residents and $28,794 for students from other States. Next table summarizes the general information about graduate programs at Purdue University-Main Campus.
Graduate Program Information
Awarded Degree ProgramsMaster's (98 programs)
Doctorate - Research (71 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (8 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (10 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (2 programs)
Tuition & Fees$9,992 Indiana residents
$28,794 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment13,839 graduate students
3,951 enrolled in online courses
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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Offered Graduate Degrees at PU

It offers 177 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's, Doctorate and Post-MS Certificate degree and/or programs. The Next table lists the number of graduate programs by offered degree and online availability. You can check the offered major programs by degree at the area of study page.
Offered Degrees and Number of Programs
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online Class
Master's Degree9810
Post Master's Degree72
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship710
Doctor's degree - professional practice82
Total17712

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate program tuition & fees are $9,992 for Indiana residents and $28,794 for students from other States at Purdue University-Main Campus. The 2025 graduate tuition & fees are stayed the same compared to the previous year. The next table shows the graduate school tuition & fees trends over last 4 years.
2025 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2022202320242025
In-State$9,992$9,992$9,992$9,992
Out-of-State$28,794$28,794$28,794$28,794
* The tuition & fees are for regular (traditional) graduate degree program and, for online programs, tuition rate may differ from it.
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[Chart] Purdue University-Main Campus Graduate Tuition & Fees

Graduate School Student Population

At Purdue University-Main Campus, 13,839 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 8,428 male and 5,411 female students. By attendance status, there are 7,231 full-time and 6,608 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total13,8395,4118,428
Full-time7,2313,0944,137
Part-time6,6082,3174,291
[Chart] Purdue University-Main Campus Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Purdue University-Main Campus, 3,951 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,390 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 13,839 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total13,839
Online Exclusively3,951
In Some Online Classes1,390
Not In Online Classes8,498
[Chart] Purdue University-Main Campus Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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