Business, Management & Marketing at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study business, management & marketing, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Business, Management & Marketing section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Business, Management & Marketing Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business, Management & Marketing (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing
• Master’s Degree in Business, Management & Marketing

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue does offer online courses in business, management & marketing for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Purdue Business, Management & Marketing Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in business, management & marketing, making the school the #51 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business, Management & Marketing Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the business, management & marketing majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Business, Management & Marketing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of business, management & marketing master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in business, management & marketing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	186
International Students	376
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Concentrations Within Business, Management & Marketing

Business, Management & Marketing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Business Administration & Management	133
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	111
Hospitality Management	29

Careers That Business, Management & Marketing Grads May Go Into

A degree in business, management & marketing 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 - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Office Clerks	67,600	$33,510
Customer Service Representatives	56,030	$36,200
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Wholesale and Manufacturing Sales Representatives	29,910	$71,610
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants	29,460	$32,720

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
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

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