Purdue University Global Graduate School

Purdue University Global is a Public, 4 years school located in West Lafayette, IN. Purdue University Global is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Purdue University Global is $10,521 for Indiana residents and $11,582 for out-of-state students. The school has 11,615 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 45,125 including undergraduate students.

Graduate School Overview

Purdue University Global is a Public, 4 years school located in West Lafayette, IN. Purdue University Global is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education.
The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1997 - Current[Estimated Date]).
Purdue University Global Directory Information
School NamePurdue University Global
Address2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone866-522-7747
Webhttps://www.purdueglobal.edu
Financial Infohttps://0
The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees of Purdue University Global is $10,521 for Indiana residents and $11,582 for out-of-state students. The school has 11,615 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 45,125 including undergraduate students.
It offers total 146 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 145 programs are available online classes.
Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School TypePublic, 4 years
Tuition & Fees$11,582
$10,521 for Indiana Residents
Student Population11,615
Offered Degrees/ProgramsPost-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs146 graduate programs
(145 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio26 to 1
The graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University Global is $10,521 for Indiana residents and $11,582 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $395 for Indiana residents and $439 for out-of-state students.
Purdue University Global offers the alternative tuition plans.
2023 Graduate Program Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Indiana Residents$10,521
Out-of-State$11,582
Tuition per Credit Hour
Indiana Residents$395
Out-of-State$439
Purdue University Global offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.
On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.
Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)145 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities
  • Weekend/evening college
On-Campus Student Services
  • Academic/career services
  • Employment services for students
  • Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Purdue University Global is $10,521 for Indiana residents and $11,582 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 0.77% compared to previous academic year.
Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)
2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
Indiana ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
2018-2019$10,560$854$10,560$854
2019-2020$8,791$812$9,768$894
2020-2021$8,766$852$9,740$934
2021-2022$8,730$800$9,700$882
2022-2023$9,472$880$10,524$969
2023-2024$9,547$974$10,608$974
The graduate school tuition & fees of Purdue University Global is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Indiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,793 and the Indiana graduate tuition is $20,003 (public) / $20,852 (private).
The following table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.
Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
ResidentsOut-of-State
Purdue University Global$10,521$11,582
All Graduate Schools$16,068$19,793
Public$11,516$20,721
Private$19,916
Indiana Graduate Schools$15,285$20,169
Public$8,973$20,003
Private$20,852
For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $401 for Indiana residents and $442 for other students at Purdue University Global. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 0.68% compared to previous academic year.
2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
Indiana ResidentsOut-of-State
2018-2019$440$440
2019-2020$401$446
2020-2021$400$444
2021-2022$398$442
2022-2023$395$439
2023-2024$401$442
The law school tuition at Purdue University Global is $12,461 for Indiana residents and $13,845 for out-of-state students for academic year 2022-2023.
The following table shows the tuition & fees for law school at Purdue University Global.
2022-2023 Law School/Medical School Tuition at Purdue University Global
Indiana ResidentsOut-of-State
TuitionFeesTuitionFees
Law$11,664$797$12,960$885

Graduate Programs at Purdue University Global

Purdue University Global offers 55 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 3,964 students have completed their study at Purdue University Global.
Offered Degrees at Purdue University Global
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Master's Degree26263,377
Doctor's degree - other33101
Post Bachelor's Degree2020293
Post Master's Degree66193
Total55553,964
The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Purdue University Global by award level.
  • The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance program with 91 completers.
  • The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 717 completers.
  • The most popular Doctorate program is the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) program with 51 completers.
Purdue University Global offers 55 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered online completely. Last year total 3,964 students have completed their graduate studies.
  • 3,377 students have earned/completed Master's program.
  • 101 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
  • 293 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
  • 193 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.
Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (2 completers) 213 completers$59,700
Computer and Information Sciences112$59,700
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance101-
Education [+] (3 completers) 234 completers-
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration111-
Educational/Instructional Technology51$47,300
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels72-
Legal Studies [+] (1 completers) 47 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal47-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (3 completers) 594 completers-
Behavioral Sciences594-
Data Analytics, General--
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)--
Psychology [+] (1 completers) 75 completers$37,300
Educational Psychology75-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] (2 completers) 153 completers$37,200
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration62-
Fire Services Administration91-
Human Services [+] (1 completers) 41 completers-
Public Administration41$48,100
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (9 completers) 1,043 completers-
Health/Health Care Administration/Management278$45,600
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator68-
Public Health94$39,700
Public Health Education and Promotion27-
Nursing Education38-
Nursing Administration36-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing397-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing--
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing105-
Business [+] 832 completers-
Business Administration and Management717$49,100
Accounting79$48,100
Finance36$51,100
Total3,377
Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] (2 completers) 50 completers-
Law14-
Legal Professions and Studies (other)36-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 51 completers-
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)51-
Total101
Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] (1 completers) 91 completers-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance91-
Education [+] (1 completers) 18 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology18-
Legal Studies [+] (1 completers) 34 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal34-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] (1 completers) --
Data Analytics, General--
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] (2 completers) 9 completers-
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator9-
Public Health--
Business [+] 73 completers-
Business Administration and Management66-
Accounting7-
Total293
Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] 68 completers-
Nursing Education1-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing66-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing--
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)1-
Total193

Graduate Student Population at Purdue University Global

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 11,615 students enrolled into Purdue University Global graduate schools where it has total 45,125 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 5,806 full-time and 5,809 part-time graduate students. By gender, 3,215 male and 8,400 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.
Graduate School Student Population By Gender
TotalMaleFemale
Total11,6153,2158,400
Full-time5,8061,9163,890
Part-tme5,8091,2994,510
The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.
There are 5,955 White (51.27%), 2,307 Black/African American (19.86%), 1,352 Hispanic (11.64%), 716 Asian (6.16%), and 1,285 students with other races. 58 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
TotalMaleFemale
Total11,6153,2158,400
American Indian/Native American541440
Asian716234482
Black/African American2,3075061,801
Hispanic1,352391961
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander401030
White5,9551,6784,277
Two More393108285
Un-Known740244496
Non-resident Alien583028
Purdue University Global offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. Purdue University Global is an online completely school so all students are enrolled in online degree programs.
Distance Learning Student Population
Number of Graduate Students
Total11,615
Enrolled Online Exclusively11,615
Enrolled Some Online Courses0
Not in Online Courses0
The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Purdue University Global. 859 students are aged 20 to 24 (7.40% of total students), 1,507 students are aged above 50 (12.97%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Purdue University Global.
Graduate Student Population By Age
TotalMaleFemale
Total11,6153,2158,400
Age 20-2120515
Age 22-24839193646
Age 25-292,4806681,812
Age 30-342,1066051,501
Age 35-391,9025681,334
Age 40-492,7617701,991
Age 50-641,4253891,036
Over 64821765

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