Accounting at Purdue University Global

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Purdue University Global has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University Global is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and approximately 43,927 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students received their master's degree in accounting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue University Global Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue University Global

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue University Global offers distance education options for accounting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Purdue University Global Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Purdue University Global

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the accounting majors at Purdue University Global.

Purdue University Global Accounting Master’s Program

The accounting program at Purdue University Global awarded 96 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Purdue University Global, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Global with a master's in accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Related Majors

• Finance & Financial Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University Global.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,970	$38,300
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Financial Managers	7,520	$119,820
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,210	$40,720
Financial Analysts	3,010	$78,290

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.