How much debt do Purdue Global human resources graduates have?

The median federal loan balance is $44,834, which ranks 4th lowest of 5 human resources bachelor's programs in Indiana. That works out to about $475 a month over 10 years.

Is a human resources degree from Purdue Global worth it?

It depends on your other options. Debt equals 88% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 53%. Compare the cost with other Indiana programs before deciding.

Purdue Global Human Resources (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt

Bachelor's in Human Resources Management and Services
Public university
West Lafayette, IN
About 66 graduates a year

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

Purdue Global human resources graduates earn about what human resources graduates earn nationally, $50,810 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $44,834 in federal loans, more than at 97% of human resources programs in the country. One other Indiana program reports higher pay.

First-year earnings$50,81053rd percentile of 151 programs nationally

Median federal debt$44,8344th lowest of 5 Indiana programs

Debt-to-earnings88%Indiana median 65%, national 53%

How it compares

Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Indiana and national columns are the medians across all human resources bachelor's programs that report the figure.

	Purdue Global	Indiana	National
Earnings, 1 year after graduating	$50,810	$47,640	$50,383
Median federal debt at graduation	$44,834	$26,486	$26,442
Debt as share of first-year pay	88%	65%	53%
Programs compared		5	151

Debt and first-year pay at every Indiana human resources program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Indiana medians.

Purdue GlobalOther Indiana programs

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Paying back the loans

On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $475 a month, or 11.2% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.

Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth

Prices in the Lafayette area are about 7% below the national average, so a $50,810 salary here buys what about $54,383 buys in a typical US city.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to human resources, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Human Resources Specialists

$65,600

Median pay in Indiana. 17,110 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 73,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $44,810Top 10%: $106,830

Training and Development Specialists

$61,050

Median pay in Indiana. 8,450 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 46,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $39,060Top 10%: $101,520

Compliance Officers

$78,770

Median pay in Indiana. 5,120 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 32,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $47,650Top 10%: $134,820

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

$59,260

Median pay in Indiana. 5,610 people work in this job in Indiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 27,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $41,180Top 10%: $82,690

About Purdue Global

In-state tuition and fees	$10,101 / year
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$14,412 / year
Average net price after aid	$7,770 / year
Graduation rate (within 6 years)	50%
Undergraduate students	30,828

Human Resources ranks 8th of 23 bachelor's programs at Purdue Global by first-year earnings. The top three are Fire Science ($89,622), Nursing ($78,468), and Computer and Information Science ($61,977).

Common questions

The median graduate earns $50,810 one year after graduating. The median across human resources bachelor's programs in Indiana is $47,640.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the human resources program.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024

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