Accounting at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every accounting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the accounting program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 44,474 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 135 accounting majors received their bachelor's degree 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: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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
Best Accounting Basic Certificate Schools	3
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	49
Best Accounting Schools	61
Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	101
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	893
Most Focused Accounting Schools	1,130

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

The accounting program at Purdue awarded 135 bachelor's degrees in 2018-2019. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	66
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Credit Analysts	720	$61,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$52,940
Financial Examiners	460	$74,140

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.