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Graduate Programs at PU

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Graduate Program 171 Programs
Online Graduate Courses 9 Programs
Graduate Enrollment 12,935
Offered Award Levels Master's, Doctorate
2024 Tuition & Fees $28,794

Graduate Programs Overview

Purdue University-Main Campus offers 171 graduate programs as well as undergraduate programs. Among them, 9 graduate programs are available through distance education (online classes). Total 12,935 graduate students have enrolled in graduate programs at PU and 3,765 students enrolled online exclusively in graduate programs. For the academic year 2023-2024, 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 (92 programs)
Doctorate - Research (72 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (7 programs)
Online Graduate ProgramsMaster's (8 programs)
Doctorate - Practical (1 programs)
Tuition & Fees$9,992 Indiana residents
$28,794 out-of-state Students
Graduate Student Enrollment12,935 graduate students
3,765 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 171 graduate programs through online and on-site (classroom) education. Through distance learning, it offers Master's and Doctorate 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 Degree928
Post Master's Degree70
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship720
Doctor's degree - professional practice71
Total1719

Graduate Tuition & Fees

For the academic year 2023-2024, 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 2024 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.
2024 Graduate Tuition & Fees
2021202220232024
In-State$9,992$10,502$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, 12,935 students are enrolled in graduate programs - 7,580 male and 5,355 female students. By attendance status, there are 6,869 full-time and 6,066 part-time students. The Next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Enrollment
TotalFemaleMale
Total12,9355,3557,580
Full-time6,8692,9603,909
Part-time6,0662,3953,671
[Chart] Purdue University-Main Campus Graduate School Student Population

Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs

At Purdue University-Main Campus, 3,765 students are enrolled exclusively in graduate online courses and 1,173 students are enrolled in some online courses out of total of 12,935 students.
Distance Learning Enrollment in Graduate Programs
Graduate Students
Total12,935
Online Exclusively3,765
In Some Online Classes1,173
Not In Online Classes7,997
[Chart] Purdue University-Main Campus Enrolled Students in Online Graduate Programs
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