Business Administration & Management at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every business administration & management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the business administration program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year.

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

Purdue Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Business Administration (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Business Administration
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Purdue Business Administration & Management Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in business administration, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 61% of business administration master's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

Of the students who received a business administration master's degree from Purdue, 62% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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 administration.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	24
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	118
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

Business Administration & Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University - Main Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Business Administration and Management	133

Related Majors

• Hospitality Management
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	26,260	$60,730
Retail Sales Supervisors	25,130	$40,280
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	11,230	$63,950

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.