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General Education at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you are interested in studying general education, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University - Main Campus. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 116 students received their master's degree in education.

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

Purdue General Education Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Education
  • Doctorate Degree in Education

Purdue General Education Rankings

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in education, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Education Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue General Education Master’s Program

79% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 116 students who graduated with a master’s in education from Purdue in 2021, 21% were men and 79% were women.

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Of the students who received a education master's degree from Purdue, 82% 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 education.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 95
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in education 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
Education Professors 1,540 $70,110

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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