Purdue University-Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
68
Avg Grad Earnings
$54,636/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
68/100
Tuition (In-State)
$9,992/yr
Out-of-state: $28,794/yr
All Programs at Purdue University-Main Campus
68 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.
| Program | DW Score | Earnings | AI Risk | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 91 | $70,903/yr | Very High | 24.3x |
| Computer Science | 89 | $94,786/yr | Very High | 36.4x |
| Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration | 88 | $71,759/yr | High | 20.8x |
| Business Administration | 88 | $57,106/yr | High | 20.3x |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 87 | $72,132/yr | Very High | 22.7x |
| General Sales | 87 | $62,580/yr | High | 22.1x |
| Computer Engineering | 85 | $89,965/yr | Very High | 28.5x |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 84 | $59,938/yr | Very High | 18.7x |
| Accounting and Related Services | 83 | $63,021/yr | Very High | 21.1x |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 83 | $57,096/yr | High | 13.3x |
| Economics | 81 | $59,187/yr | Very High | 19.3x |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 80 | $52,804/yr | High | 16.8x |
| Engineering-Related Fields | 78 | $72,252/yr | High | 17.1x |
| Industrial Engineering | 77 | $81,379/yr | High | 24.1x |
| Marketing | 77 | $56,668/yr | Very High | 13.2x |
| Agricultural Production Operations | 76 | $56,835/yr | High | 13.2x |
| Teacher Education | 76 | $44,923/yr | High | 13.1x |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies | 75 | $67,093/yr | Moderate | 19.4x |
| Teacher Education | 75 | $45,459/yr | High | 11.4x |
| Electrical | 74 | $84,300/yr | Very High | 23.0x |
| Mechanical Engineering | 74 | $80,374/yr | Very High | 23.4x |
| Construction Engineering | 74 | $76,966/yr | High | 18.3x |
| Industrial Production Technologies | 74 | $68,582/yr | Moderate | 21.2x |
| Chemical Engineering | 73 | $81,105/yr | High | 22.8x |
| Civil Engineering | 73 | $74,369/yr | High | 20.4x |
| Chemistry | 73 | $47,213/yr | High | 14.0x |
| Materials Engineering | 72 | $78,265/yr | High | 18.6x |
| Aerospace | 72 | $71,989/yr | High | 23.5x |
| Public Health | 72 | $45,274/yr | High | 13.1x |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 72 | $41,099/yr | High | 12.9x |
| Architectural Engineering Technologies | 71 | $75,913/yr | High | 22.4x |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies | 71 | $74,981/yr | High | 20.0x |
| Engineering, Other | 71 | $74,668/yr | High | 17.7x |
| Statistics | 71 | $72,579/yr | Very High | 23.4x |
| Agricultural Engineering | 71 | $72,168/yr | High | 20.4x |
| Human Sciences Business Services | 71 | $40,999/yr | Very High | 14.1x |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 70 | $72,749/yr | High | 22.2x |
| Environmental Health Engineering | 70 | $71,861/yr | Very High | 17.0x |
| Agricultural Mechanization | 69 | $58,806/yr | Moderate | 16.0x |
| Political Science and Government | 67 | $39,708/yr | Very High | 17.2x |
| Nuclear Engineering | 66 | $63,226/yr | High | 14.8x |
| Air Transportation | 66 | $45,190/yr | Moderate | 19.3x |
| Mathematics | 65 | $49,387/yr | Very High | 11.4x |
| Biology, General | 65 | $40,145/yr | High | 18.5x |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 65 | $38,234/yr | Very High | 12.5x |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 65 | $35,436/yr | High | 11.2x |
| Design and Applied Arts | 64 | $44,602/yr | High | 12.4x |
| Animal Health Technologies | 63 | $43,747/yr | Moderate | 9.9x |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | 60 | $52,631/yr | High | 12.8x |
| Biochemistry & Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 60 | $41,625/yr | High | 18.2x |
| Special Education and Teaching | 59 | $48,773/yr | High | 11.2x |
| Sociology | 59 | $36,826/yr | High | 12.3x |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 59 | $31,172/yr | High | 11.4x |
| Communication and Media Studies | 58 | $41,409/yr | High | 13.7x |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness | 58 | $26,687/yr | Moderate | 15.0x |
| Animal Sciences | 57 | $35,318/yr | High | 15.7x |
| Forestry | 54 | $43,029/yr | Moderate | 9.8x |
| Genetics | 52 | $39,052/yr | High | 8.8x |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 52 | $38,989/yr | High | 8.8x |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 50 | $39,692/yr | High | 8.9x |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 50 | $37,612/yr | High | 8.4x |
| Anthropology | 49 | $28,587/yr | High | 6.2x |
| English Language and Literature, General | 47 | $35,378/yr | Very High | 7.9x |
| Fine and Studio Arts | 47 | $27,114/yr | Moderate | 5.8x |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 47 | $24,949/yr | High | 14.5x |
| Physics | 44 | $30,203/yr | Very High | 6.6x |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 42 | $31,317/yr | Low | 9.1x |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | 37 | $25,084/yr | Very High | 9.8x |
About This Data
DegreeWorth analyzes 68 bachelor's degree programs at Purdue University-Main Campus using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.
The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.
Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034
(employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE.
Last updated 2025.