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Purdue was ranked #60 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for economics majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #2 in Indiana.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, Purdue University - Main Campus handed out 142 bachelor's degrees in economics. This is an increase of 33% over the previous year when 107 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 48 students received their master’s degree in economics from Purdue. This makes it the #23 most popular school for economics master’s degree candidates in the country.
In addition, 5 students received their doctoral degrees in economics in 2021, making the school the #76 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
Economics majors who earn their bachelor's degree from Purdue go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $51,724 a year. This is higher than $45,868, which is the national median for all economics bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at Purdue, economics students borrow a median amount of $24,700 in student loans. This is higher than the the typical median of $22,987 for all economics majors across the country.
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Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the economics majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.
Of the 142 economics students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue, about 66% were men and 34% were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 53% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in economics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 7 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
White | 75 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 44 |
Other Races | 5 |
The economics program at Purdue awarded 48 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 69% of these degrees went to men with the other 31% going to women.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in economics.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
White | 21 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 20 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Political Science & Government | 135 |
Sociology | 119 |
Anthropology | 37 |
Geography & Cartography | 3 |
General Social Sciences | 1 |
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