INDIANAPOLIS \u2014 Purdue University has launched the academic year in Indianapolis with multiple new undergraduate- and graduate-level academic programs that lean into the city\u2019s existing industry strengths, including construction management, athletic training, and hospitality and tourism management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The start of the fall semester marks the launch of Purdue\u2019s third academic year since its strategic expansion in the capital city. The university\u2019s enhanced presence in Indianapolis reflects a deliberate alignment between academic programming and fast-growing labor markets that are critical to the state\u2019s economic future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPurdue is training the next generation of leaders for industries in the heart of the city, where demand for skilled, job-ready graduates is outpacing supply,\u201d said David Umulis, Purdue\u2019s senior vice provost for Indianapolis. \u201cAs Indianapolis continues to develop into a major hub for development, sports and tourism, the university is positioning its graduates to step directly into the areas driving that growth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The new Indianapolis programs draw from three of Purdue\u2019s colleges \u2014 the College of Engineering, the College of Health and Human Sciences, and Purdue Polytechnic Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Purdue Polytechnic\u2019s construction management program<\/a> is now offered in Indianapolis within the newly named Bowen School of Construction<\/a>. The reimagined major combines technical expertise, practical skills and industry knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the same time, the College of Health and Human Sciences is expanding its Indianapolis presence with new programming in hospitality and tourism management. The program will focus on fulfilling workforce needs in a major urban center that continues to draw large-scale conventions and events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The college is also expanding the Master of Science in athletic training program \u2014 housed at Canal Square Apartments, Purdue\u2019s first physical footprint in the facility it purchased last fall<\/a>. The program addition builds upon last year\u2019s launch of the Master of Science in sport management<\/a>, further capitalizing on Indianapolis\u2019 renown in the professional and amateur sports sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPrograms launching for Indianapolis in 2026-27<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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