Why Choose Purdue Graduate School?

Dedicated Faculty

Our world-renowned faculty tackle complex global issues every day. As a Purdue graduate student, you will receive personal mentoring from faculty throughout your plan of study. Here are some resources to help you select which faculty member in your department is a good fit for your research interests and career goals.

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Impactful Research

Purdue is a worldwide leader in discovery and innovation. New investments in research are routine, like the recently announced one billion dollar development of Purdue’s campus. Every new research award brings new opportunities to our programs of study and students.

  • $613 million in research awards in 2022-2023 (record)
  • Top 10 most innovative school in the U.S. 5 Years Running (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #3 Nationally for Startup Creation, Behind Only MIT and Columbia (IP Watchdog Institute, 2020)
  • #4 in the U.S. for Utility Patents (U.S. Patents and Trademarks Office, 2023)

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Cutting Edge Facilities

Between Discovery Park, the Purdue Research Foundation, our 133 research centers and 13 on-campus libraries, Purdue is positioned to be a world-wide innovative leader, now and well into the future.

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Financial Support

With a variety of assistantships and fellowships available through the graduate school and individual departments, it pays to be a Purdue graduate student.

  • #1 Best Value University in Indiana (SmartAsset, 2023)
  • #2 Best Value School in the Big Ten (SmartAsset, 2023)
  • #6 Best Value School Among All Public Universities (SmartAsset, 2023)
  • #15 Best Value Among All Nationwide Institutions (SmartAsset, 2023)

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Active Campus Community

You’ll find many opportunities to meet new people. With our graduate student organizations, convocations, cultural centers, recreation center, and Big Ten athletics, you'll never have a boring weekend.

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Safe and Vibrant Community With a Low Cost of Living

West Lafayette and Lafayette boast a wide array of entertainment, food, shopping, and businesses. With a cost-of-living 17% lower than the national average, you'll find plenty of affordable housing options. Students also enjoy using the free city bus that it's centrally located - only 1 hour to Indianapolis and 2 hours to Chicago.

  • #1 Best Emerging Housing Market (Greater Lafayette) (Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com, 2023)
  • #1 Best Place in U.S. for Career Opportunities (Lafayette) (SmartAsset, 2022)
  • #1 Best on List of Safest Colleges (Academic Influence, 2024)
  • #8 Best College Town in America (Greater Lafayette) (WalletHub, 2022)
  • #8 Best College Town in U.S. for Starting a Career (Business Insider, 2019)
  • #15 Safest U.S. College Town (Safewise, 2021) 

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Outstanding Career Preparation

Purdue offers career and professional development before and after graduation. We have graduate student job fairs and travel grants to get you to conferences across the country. And with an alumni network of over 600,000, your relationship with Purdue will extend long after graduation.

  • #1 Best Place for Career Opportunities (Smart Asset, 2022)
  • Top 3 Best Large Employers Among U.S. Universities (Forbes, 2024)
  • #8 Most Alumni Serving as Fortune 500 CEOs (Academic Influence, 2021)
  • #18 Best Career Placement Among Public Schools (The Princeton Review, 2024)
  • #16 World's Most Innovative Companies (Fast Company, 2023)
  • #36 Most Employable University Graduates (Quacquarelli Symonds, 2022)
  • #39 Most Employable University Graduates in the U.S. (Times Higher Education, 2023-2024)

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Reputation

  • #1 Public University in Indiana (Niche, 2024) (Forbes, 2023)
  • #2 University in Indiana (Forbes, 2023) (Niche, 2024) (U.S. News & World Report, 2024)
  • #3 Most Recognized Public University for Global University Visibility (GUV) (American Caldwell, 2023)
  • #4 Most Trusted Public University in the U.S. (Morning Consult, 2022)
  • Top 10 Public University (Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking, 2024)
  • #10 Most Recognized Public University Globally (American Caldwell, 2023)
  • #17 Top Public School (U.S. News and World Report, 2024)
  • #19 U.S. Public University (Forbes, 2023) 
  • #24 Among Top Public Universities in America (Niche, 2024)
  • #27 University in the U.S. (Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking, 2024)
  • #32 Best Colleges For Future Leaders (TIME and Statista, 2024)
  • #33 Best University in the U.S. and #86 Worldwide (only global top 100 in Indiana) (Times Higher Education, 2024)
  • #43 in National Universities (record) (U.S. News and World Report, 2024)
  • #51 University in the U.S. (Forbes, 2023)
  • Top-100 Global University (Quacquarelli Symonds World University Ranking, 2024)

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Affordability

  • #1 Best Value University in Indiana (Smart Asset, 2023)
  • #2 Best Value University in the Big 10 (Smart Asset, 2023)
  • #3 Best Value University in Indiana (Niche, 2024)
  • #6 Best Value Public University in the U.S. (SmartAsset, 2023)
  • #7 Best Value School in the U.S. (The Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education, 2022)
  • Top 10 Best Value Public University in the U.S. (U.S. News & World Report, 2024)
  • #15 Best Value University in the U.S. (Smart Asset, 2023)
  • #20 Best Value Public University (Princeton Review, 2024)
  • 13 Years of Straight Frozen Tuition

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Innovation

  • #1 Most Innovative Educational Institution Worldwide for Training Semiconductor Engineers (Fast Company, 2023)
  • #3 Most Innovative U.S. Public University (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #3 National Startup Creation, Behind Only MIT and Columbia (IP Watchdog Institute, 2020)
  • #4 in the U.S. for Patents (National Academy of Inventors, 2022)
  • #5 in the U.S. for Patents (U.S. Patents and Trademark Office, 2023)
  • #7 Most Innovative School in the U.S. 5 Years Running (U.S. News & World Report, 2024)
  • #16 Most Innovative Company Worldwide (Fast Company, 2023)

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Campus Culture

  • #1 Best Campus for LGBTQ+ students in Indiana (Best Colleges, 2023)
  • #2 Institution in the Big Ten for International Student Enrollment (Open Doors Report, 2023)
  • #3 U.S. Public University for International Enrollment (Open Doors Report, 2023)
  • #8 U.S. Institution for International Student Enrollment (Open Doors, 2024)
  • #14 Best University for Veterans (College Consensus, 2023)
  • #24 Among all U.S. Doctoral Institutions in the Number of Study Abroad Students (Open Doors, 2023)
  • 12,136 graduate students from 120+ countries

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Top Ranked Programs

Audiology

  • Purdue’s Audiology graduate program ranks #9 in the nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)

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Biological Sciences

  • Biological Sciences' graduate program ranks #50 overall nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

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Chemistry

  • Chemistry's graduate program is ranked #27 overall nationally with its Analytical Chemistry specialty ranked #1 (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

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Communications

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Computer Science

  • Computer Science is ranked in the top 10% nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2024) with specific programs ranked as follows:
    • #14 Program in Systems Sspecialty (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
    • #23 Artificial Intelligence specialty (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
    • #13 Programming Language Specialty (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

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Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences

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Economics

  • Economic's graduate program is ranked #49 overall nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

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Education

  • College of Education ranks #49 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #1 online Master's program in Indiana (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #6 online Master's program in Curriculum and Instruction (U.S. News and World Report, 2024)
  • #8 online Master's program in Instructional Media (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #15 online Master's program in the U.S. (U.S. News and World Report, 2024)

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Engineering

  • College of Engineering is the #4 best Engineering School in the country (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • Specific areas in engineering rank as follows*: 
    • #1 in Agricultural and Biological Engineering 
    • #6 in Aeronautics and Astronautics 
    • #7 in Civil Engineering 
    • #8 in Electrical Engineering 
    • #8 in Industrial Engineering 
    • #8 in Mechanical Engineering 
    • #10 in Computer Engineering 
    • #11 in Nuclear Engineering  
    • #12 in Environmental and Ecological Engineering 
  • #1 online Master's program in Engineering Management (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #1 online Master's program in Electrical Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #1 online Master's program in Industrial Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #1 online Master's program in Mechanical Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #2 online Master's program in Civil Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)
  • #2 online Master's program in Engineering (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

*Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2023

  • #1 Most affordable Online Master's in Computer Engineering (Best Universities, 2024)

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English

  • Purdue's English department for graduate studies is ranked #46 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2021)

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Management (Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business)

Rankings for the Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. School of Business*:

  • #3   Production and Operations Management MBA program
  • #7   Project Management MBA program
  • #9   Supply Chain Management/Logistics 
  • #12 Business Analytics and Information Management

* Source: U.S. News & World Report, 2023

  • #26  Best Accelerated One Year MBA (College Consensus, 2024)

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Mathematics

  • Mathematics is ranked #37 overall nationally; with Applied Math ranking of #24 and Analysis ranking #20 (U.S. News & World Report, 2023)

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Nursing

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Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

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Physics and Astronomy

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Psychological Sciences

  • The Department of Psychology ranks #46 overall nationally and #3 in Indiana (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)
  • Industrial-Organizational Psychology program ranking #7 (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)
  • Clinical Psychology program ranking #43 (U.S. News & World Report, 2020)

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Speech, Language, and Hearing Science

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Statistics

  • Purdue University's Statistics program ranks #22 nationally (U.S. News & World Report, 2022)

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Veterinary Medicine

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Statistics last updated February 14, 2024.