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Purdue University Global is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

3,169 Master's Degrees
104 Doctor's Degrees

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Purdue University Global Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Purdue University Global.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Fire Protection Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Legal Support Services Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Other Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Value Legal Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Value Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Best Value Natural Resources Conservation Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#19 Best Clinical & Counseling Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#31 Best Psychology Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Purdue University Global has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Other Legal Support Services Schools College Factual
#1 Best Dietitian Assistant Schools College Factual
#2 Best Fire Protection Schools College Factual
#5 Best Legal Support Services Schools College Factual
#9 Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools College Factual
#10 Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools College Factual

Where Is Purdue University Global?

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Contact details for Purdue University Global are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 2550 Northwestern Avenue, Suite 1100, Indianapolis, IN 47906
Phone: 866-522-7747
Website: www.kaplanuniversity.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/KaplanUniversity
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/Kaplan_Univ

Purdue University Global Graduate Student Diversity

74% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Gender Diversity

Of the 10,735 graduate students at Purdue University Global, 26% are male and 74% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Purdue University Global graduate students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 554
Black or African American 2,376
Hispanic or Latino 1,140
White 5,845
International Students 27
Other Races/Ethnicities 793

Online Learning at Purdue University Global

43,927 Took All Classes Online
43,927 Took At Least One Class Online
685.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 43,927 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Purdue University Global has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 2nd most popular in Indiana for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Purdue University Global

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at Purdue University Global was $10,110 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Purdue University Global is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Legal Support Services #1 #1
Behavioral Science #1 #1
Fire Protection #4 #1
Mental & Social Health Services #10 #4
Natural Resources Conservation #13 #1
Legal Professions #16 #7
Finance & Financial Management #19 #16
Human Services #19 #19
Information Technology #25 #10
Natural Resources & Conservation #27 #3
Computer Information Systems #34 #1
Accounting #43 #22
Public Administration & Social Service #43 #4
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #58 #22

Online Affordability Rankings of Purdue University Global

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time graduate tuition at Purdue University Global was $10,927 for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows how Purdue University Global is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Mental & Social Health Services #1 #1
Legal Support Services #1 #1
Behavioral Science #1 #1
Fire Protection #1 #1
Legal Professions #7 #7
Finance & Financial Management #10 #10
Natural Resources & Conservation #10 #10
Natural Resources Conservation #10 #10
General Psychology #10 #7
Human Services #12 #12
Teacher Education Grade Specific #13 #10
Computer Information Systems #18 #15
Information Technology #19 #16
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #22 #22
Public Administration #22 #22
Instructional Media Design #25 #22
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #25 #25
Accounting #28 #28
Criminal Justice & Corrections #29 #27
Educational Administration #31 #28
Nursing #37 #31
Business Administration & Management #42 #39

Online Growth Rankings of Purdue University Global

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Purdue University Global was 685.5%. This is the #103 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Purdue University Global regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Purdue University Global majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Behavioral Science 33%
Child Development & Psychology 46%
Instructional Media Design 62%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 2%
Public Health 19%
Teacher Education Grade Specific 24%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Purdue University Global ranks compared to all other mostly online schools that offer a specific major.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Health & Medical Administrative Services #1
Law #1
Legal Support Services #1
Legal Professions (Other) #1
Behavioral Science #1
Natural Resources & Conservation #1
Natural Resources Conservation #1
Criminal Justice & Corrections #1
Fire Protection #1
Child Development & Psychology #1
Mental & Social Health Services #2
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology #2
Finance & Financial Management #4
Computer Information Systems #4
Public Health #4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #4
General Psychology #4
Human Services #4
Public Administration #4
Information Technology #7
Instructional Media Design #7
Teacher Education Grade Specific #7
Legal Professions #7
Psychology #7
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #8
Accounting #10
Nursing #11
Educational Administration #12
Computer & Information Sciences #13
Public Administration & Social Service #13
Business Administration & Management #27
Health Professions #28
Education #34
Business, Management & Marketing #47

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Purdue University Global Graduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 115 526 59 700
Business Administration & Management 58 592 0 650
Behavioral Science 0 543 0 543
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 301 0 301
Human Services 0 206 0 206
Public Health 0 153 0 153
Computer Information Systems 30 118 0 148
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 69 48 0 117
Accounting 16 96 0 112
Educational Administration 0 109 0 109
Legal Support Services 47 56 0 103
Fire Protection 0 89 0 89
Information Technology 0 86 0 86
Instructional Media Design 35 39 0 74
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 70 0 70
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 54 0 54
Public Administration 0 52 0 52
Finance & Financial Management 0 29 0 29
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 25 25
Law 0 0 20 20
Mental & Social Health Services 15 0 0 15
Child Development & Psychology 13 0 0 13
Natural Resources Conservation 0 1 0 1
General Psychology 0 1 0 1
TOTAL 398 3,169 104 3,671

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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