Which Purdue Global bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Other Interdisciplinary Studies graduates leave with a median of $26,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 23 Purdue Global bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Purdue Global cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,101 a year, and $14,412 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $7,770 a year.

How many Purdue Global programs report graduate pay?

23 bachelor's programs, 10 associate's programs, and 5 certificate programs at Purdue Global report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Purdue Global Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Purdue University Global
Public university
West Lafayette, IN
30,828 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

23 Purdue Global bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Fire Science pays the most in the first year ($89,622), and Teacher Education the least ($21,819). The median program pays $45,984. Purdue Global also has 10 associate's programs and 5 certificate programs that report pay.

In-state tuition and fees$10,101Per year. Out-of-state $14,412

Average net price after aid$7,770Per year

Graduation rate50%Within 6 years

All 23 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Indiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
1	Fire ScienceAbout 120 graduates a year	$89,622	$87,490	$29,636	1st of 1
2	NursingAbout 162 graduates a year	$78,468	$97,094	$42,396	1st of 27
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 240 graduates a year	$61,977	$73,684	$54,293	4th of 9
4	Information TechnologyAbout 241 graduates a year	$61,344	Not reported	$48,125	1st of 2
5	Business AdministrationAbout 1,048 graduates a year	$57,308	$57,541	$45,176	4th of 28
6	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 241 graduates a year	$57,005	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 3
7	AccountingAbout 193 graduates a year	$51,355	$54,668	$52,635	14th of 18
8	Human ResourcesAbout 66 graduates a year	$50,810	Not reported	$44,834	2nd of 5
9	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 24 graduates a year	$48,361	$44,408	$55,306	1st of 5
10	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 78 graduates a year	$48,015	Not reported	$46,125	1st of 5
11	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 589 graduates a year	$47,603	$51,707	$47,313	2nd of 5
12	Criminal JusticeAbout 387 graduates a year	$45,984	$48,978	$40,244	4th of 20
13	Paralegal StudiesAbout 141 graduates a year	$41,375	$45,138	$49,036	2nd of 2
14	Health SciencesAbout 565 graduates a year	$41,104	$47,628	$37,375	2nd of 6
15	FinanceAbout 77 graduates a year	$40,918	Not reported	$57,375	16th of 16
16	Social WorkAbout 140 graduates a year	$38,324	Not reported	$53,229	6th of 12
17	DieteticsAbout 254 graduates a year	$37,107	$41,644	$39,375	2nd of 2
18	Human ServicesAbout 4 graduates a year	$36,020	$41,816	$57,500	3rd of 3
19	Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 313 graduates a year	$35,086	Not reported	$42,443	2nd of 2
20	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesAbout 119 graduates a year	$33,954	Not reported	$46,968	4th of 4
21	Educational AdministrationAbout 107 graduates a year	$32,527	Not reported	$44,436	1st of 1
22	PsychologyGraduates a year not reported	$32,022	$42,086	$57,500	16th of 24
23	Teacher EducationGraduates a year not reported	$21,819	$34,923	$57,500	26th of 26

Program names link to the program's own page, and Indiana ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Indiana programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 10 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Indiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
1	Fire ScienceAbout 31 graduates a year	$70,749	$80,826	$21,244	1st of 2
2	NursingAbout 67 graduates a year	$66,332	$66,234	$34,627	1st of 4
3	Business AdministrationAbout 314 graduates a year	$51,510	Not reported	$6,417	1st of 4
4	Criminal JusticeAbout 309 graduates a year	$50,881	$43,411	$8,416	1st of 5
5	Information TechnologyAbout 313 graduates a year	$45,475	Not reported	$29,979	2nd of 2
6	Health SciencesAbout 237 graduates a year	$38,804	Not reported	$5,967	1st of 1
7	AccountingAbout 76 graduates a year	$38,751	$46,576	$31,501	2nd of 4
8	BusinessAbout 230 graduates a year	$37,929	$42,162	$23,354	3rd of 3
9	CriminologyAbout 40 graduates a year	$36,766	Not reported	$22,744	1st of 1
10	Paralegal StudiesAbout 60 graduates a year	$35,086	$40,341	$25,974	1st of 2

All 5 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Indiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
1	Criminal JusticeAbout 245 graduates a year	$59,658	$32,483	$26,750	1st of 2
2	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 109 graduates a year	$31,962	$34,894	$19,000	2nd of 2
3	Paralegal StudiesAbout 15 graduates a year	$30,224	$30,374	$11,642	2nd of 2
4	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 347 graduates a year	$30,168	$34,242	$17,719	1st of 2
5	Human ServicesAbout 50 graduates a year	$20,566	Not reported	$15,532	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Fire Science$89,622
Nursing$78,468
Computer and Information Science$61,977
Information Technology$61,344
Business Administration$57,308

Lowest median debt

Other Interdisciplinary Studies$26,000
Fire Science$29,636
Health Sciences$37,375
Dietetics$39,375
Criminal Justice$40,244

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 1,048 graduates a year
Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 589 graduates a year
Health SciencesAbout 565 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 387 graduates a year
Clinical and Counseling PsychologyAbout 313 graduates a year

Common questions

Fire Science graduates earn a median of $89,622 in their first year, the most of 23 Purdue Global bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Indiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels