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Accounting at Purdue University - Main Campus

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Purdue University - Main Campus has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 122 students received a bachelor's degree in accounting from Purdue.

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

Purdue Accounting Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Accounting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Purdue Accounting Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the accounting progam at Purdue compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
44
81
193
407
485
501
939
1,604

Earnings of Purdue Accounting Graduates

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue is $56,777. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 23% higher than the national average of $46,292 for all accounting bachelor's degree recipients.

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Accounting Student Demographics at Purdue

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

Purdue Accounting Bachelor’s Program

44% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of accounting bachelor's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Purdue are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in accounting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 85
International Students 19
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Accounting

Accounting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Accounting 122

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks 27,970 $38,300
Accountants and Auditors 20,100 $70,780
Financial Managers 7,520 $119,820
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks 3,210 $40,720
Financial Analysts 3,010 $78,290

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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