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Economics at Purdue University - Main Campus

142 Bachelor's Degrees
48 Master's Degrees
5 Doctor's Degrees
The Economics major is part of the social sciences program at Purdue University - Main Campus.

We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the average salary of graduates, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. We've also included details on how Purdue ranks compared to other colleges offering a major in economics.

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Economics Degrees Available at Purdue

Purdue Economics Rankings

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.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) 1
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) 2
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income Over $110k) 2
Best Economics Graduate Certificate Colleges for Veterans 3
Best Economics Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 7
Best Economics Graduate Certificate Schools 7
Best Value Graduate Certificate Colleges for Economics 7
Best Economics Graduate Degree Colleges for Veterans 9
Best Economics Colleges for Veterans 10
Best Value Colleges for Economics 11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics 11
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics 11
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k) 11
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics 11
Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans 11
Best Value Graduate Degree Colleges for Economics 12
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k) 14
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k) 15
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k) 16
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k) 16
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k) 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $48-$75k) 17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $75-$110k) 17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid) 17
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k) 18
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k) 21
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k) 22
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid) 22
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k) 25
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k) 26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $30-$48k) 26
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (With Aid) 29
Best Value Colleges for Economics (With Aid) 30
Best Value Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k) 31
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Economics (Income $0-$30k) 31
Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools 33
Best Economics Graduate Degree Schools 36
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Economics Graduates 43
Best Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools 47
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Economics Graduates 53
Best Economics Schools 60
Best Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools 60
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Economics Graduates 136
Highest Paid Economics Graduates 139

Popularity of Economics at Purdue

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.

How Much Do Economics Graduates from Purdue Make?

$51,724 Bachelor's Median Salary

Salary of Economics Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

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.

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How Much Student Debt Do Economics Graduates from Purdue Have?

$24,700 Bachelor's Median Debt

Student Debt of Economics Graduates with a Bachelor's Degree

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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Purdue Economics Students

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

Purdue Economics Bachelor’s Program

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.

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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.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 75
Non-Resident Aliens 44
Other Races 5

Purdue Economics Master’s Program

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.

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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.

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Ethnic Background Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 21
Non-Resident Aliens 20
Other Races 0

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 135
Sociology 119
Anthropology 37
Geography & Cartography 3
General Social Sciences 1

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