Bachelor's-8% vs national median5,114 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Purdue University
Ranked 255th of 391 bachelor's programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$55,979
middle 50%: $35,630 – $73,175
Median · 5 years out
$69,826
middle 50%: $53,035 – $90,875
Median · 10 years out
$86,154
middle 50%: $60,627 – $119,510
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Health Professions graduates earn a $56k median in their first year. Salaries reach $86k by year 10.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.7 yrs
≈ $6,248 total interest
Same major at other universities
Cleveland State University
$70,208 · 5 yrs out
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
$70,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$70,004 · 5 yrs out
Wright State University
$69,864 · 5 yrs out
University of Central Oklahoma
$69,864 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
$69,841 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$69,788 · 5 yrs out
Concordia University
$69,779 · 5 yrs out
Radford University
$69,724 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama in Huntsville
$69,693 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$69,623 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine
$69,598 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Purdue University
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Doctorate)
$219,424 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$162,085 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$160,199 · 5 yrs out
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Doctorate)
$153,081 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Doctorate)
$152,803 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$151,874 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$148,110 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Doctorate)
$141,828 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctorate)
$135,976 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Doctorate)
$126,565 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$122,270 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Doctorate)
$122,253 · 5 yrs out
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