Finance and Financial Management Services at Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN · Bachelor's Degree · about 224 graduates a year

$59,938
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$85,924
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$83,343
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#134 of 452
Rank by pay
#93 of 452
Rank, wage-adjusted
$21,500
Median federal debt

Purdue University-Main Campus graduates in finance and financial management services earn 3% more than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 25% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Purdue University-Main Campus Compares for Finance and Financial Management Services

All 452 colleges reporting finance and financial management services earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA$202,069$205,506#1$122,698
2Washington University in St Louis Saint Louis, MO$185,551$198,950#2$102,814
3University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN$160,313$171,986#3$99,222
4Georgetown University Washington, DC$152,744$133,843#11$106,218
5Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA$147,746$130,106#12$82,495
6Wake Forest University Winston-salem, NC$145,996$156,674#4$85,944
7Fordham University Bronx, NY$141,860$135,021#8$83,789
8American University Washington, DC$134,332$117,710#19$83,505
9Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX$133,852$136,088#6$83,159
10The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX$132,075$134,282#9$81,844
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131Quinnipiac University Hamden, CT$86,474$77,854#247$51,589
132University of Kansas Lawrence, KS$86,453$89,752#114$57,884
133Washington State University Pullman, WA$86,012$79,113#225$56,947
134Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN$85,924$92,181#93$59,938
135Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH$85,493$91,234#106$65,784
136Illinois State University Normal, IL$85,326$83,832#173$54,958
137University of Michigan-Dearborn Dearborn, MI$85,068$89,694#115$58,438

Other Majors at Purdue University-Main Campus by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer Science$146,685$94,786#35 of 349
Computer Engineering$121,462$89,965#36 of 189
Materials Engineering$107,557$78,265#1 of 34
Industrial Engineering$107,031$81,379#17 of 94
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$105,396$84,300#57 of 258
Chemical Engineering$104,514$81,105#28 of 158
Statistics$104,047$72,579#13 of 50
Mechanical Engineering$102,572$80,374#26 of 318
Construction Engineering$101,108$76,966#7 of 13
Computer and Information Sciences$99,896$72,132#120 of 459
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians$97,594$75,913#1 of 9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$97,332$71,989#24 of 59
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods$93,976$70,903#43 of 126
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$93,434$72,749#63 of 118
Civil Engineering$90,873$74,369#49 of 233
Accounting and Related Services$90,119$63,021#115 of 796
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$88,474$68,582#11 of 51
Engineering-Related Fields$87,914$72,252#21 of 33
Engineering$87,331$74,668#16 of 19
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians$86,891$67,093#15 of 61
Agricultural Engineering$86,306$72,168#11 of 26
Air Transportation$86,161$45,190#22 of 52
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$85,224$74,981#21 of 46
Marketing$84,725$56,668#51 of 516
Economics$83,195$59,187#154 of 368
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences$82,581$47,570#13 of 61
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations$82,441$62,580#7 of 27
Business Administration, Management and Operations$81,040$57,106#128 of 1176
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$80,403$71,759#701 of 966
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$78,770$71,861#31 of 46

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Purdue University-Main Campus finance and financial management services graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $59,938 one year after graduating and $85,924 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Purdue University-Main Campus rank for finance and financial management services?

Among 452 colleges reporting earnings for finance and financial management services graduates, Purdue University-Main Campus ranks #134 by median pay four years after graduation, and #93 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is finance and financial management services at Purdue University-Main Campus worth it?

Its graduates earn 3% more than the national median for finance and financial management services ($83,343), and the median federal debt at graduation is $21,500.

← All data for Purdue University-Main Campus · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.