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Purdue University - Main Campus BBA in Business Administration & Management

237 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$54,606 Average Salary
$21,391 Average Student Debt

Business Administration & Management is a major offered under the business, management and marketing program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in business administration, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Rankings for the Purdue BBA in Business Administration

#86 in the U.S
#2 in Indiana

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for business administration majors, Purdue came in at #86. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for Purdue.

Ranking TypeRank
Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)8
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)8
Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans11
Best Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools13
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)15
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)15
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans15
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)16
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)18
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)20
Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans22
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)23
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans24
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)24
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)30
Best Business Administration & Management Doctor’s Degree Schools31
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)33
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $48-$75k)34
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)36
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $30-$48k)39
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)41
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates42
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)43
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $0-$30k)49
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management54
Best Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools54
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management58
Best Business Administration & Management Master’s Degree Schools70
Highest Paid Associate Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates82
Best Business Administration & Management Schools86
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates96
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Business Administration & Management Graduates99
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)101
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (With Aid)105
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management127
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)157
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management160
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income $75-$110k)165
Highest Paid Business Administration & Management Graduates169
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)171
Most Popular Colleges for Business Administration & Management178
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management (Income Over $110k)190
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management204
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management229
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management378
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management391
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management568
Best Value Colleges for Business Administration & Management582
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management985
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,129
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,322
Most Focused Colleges for Business Administration & Management1,850

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Business Administration from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$21,391 Average Student Debt

Purdue Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Purdue was $948 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $348 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$9,208$28,010
Fees$784$784
Books and Supplies$1,000$1,000
On Campus Room and Board$10,030$10,030
On Campus Other Expenses$1,760$1,760

Learn more about Purdue tuition and fees.

Purdue Business Administration BBA Student Debt

You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Business Administration students who received their bachelor’s degree at Purdue took out an average of $21,391 in student loans. That is 18% lower than the national average of $25,962.

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How Much Can You Make With a BBA in Business Administration From Purdue?

$54,606 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Purdue is $54,606 per year. That is 36% higher than the national average of $40,105.

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Does Purdue Offer an Online BBA in Business Administration?

Purdue does not offer an online option for its business administration bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Business Administration

237 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
46.0% Women
18.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 237 bachelor’s degrees in business administration awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 46.0% of the students who received their BBA in business administration in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 46.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in business administration at Purdue in 2019-2020, 18.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 37%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian10
Black or African American10
Hispanic or Latino18
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White158
International Students28
Other Races/Ethnicities13

BBA in Business Administration Focus Areas at Purdue

Business Administration & Management students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
General Business Administration and Management175
Organizational Leadership62

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to business administration and management.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Accounting127
Finance & Financial Management238
Hospitality Management112
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods128
Marketing104

View All Business Administration & Management Related Majors >

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.

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