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Purdue University - Main Campus Master’s in Economics

19 Master's Degrees Awarded
$84,653 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Econometrics & Quantitative Economics. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Economics is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at Purdue University - Main Campus. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in economics, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Economics from Purdue Cost?

$9,992 Average Tuition and Fees

Purdue Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate 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 graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,208 $28,010
Fees $784 $784

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Economics From Purdue?

$84,653 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of economics students who receive their master’s degree from Purdue is $84,653 per year. That is 43% higher than the national average of $59,160.

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Does Purdue Offer an Online Master’s in Economics?

Online degrees for the Purdue economics master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purdue Online Learning page.

Purdue Master’s Student Diversity for Economics

19 Master's Degrees Awarded
26.3% Women
5.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 19 students received their master’s degree in economics. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 26.3% of the economics students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 41.2%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 5.3% of economics master’s degree recipients at Purdue in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 14%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 9
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Master’s in Economics Focus Areas at Purdue

Economics students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 19

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to economics.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Anthropology 3
Political Science & Government 5
Sociology 7

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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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