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#7 in Online MBA Programs
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Purdue Daniels School of Business
West Lafayette, Indiana · Founded 1958
Purdue’s online MBA draws heavily on the university’s engineering and supply-chain reputation, and it remains one of the more budget-conscious options among programs from a nationally recognised research university. Recorded specifics: founded 1958, home campus West Lafayette, USA, duration 24 mo. Panel highlighted strong supply-chain and operations curriculum tied to Purdue’s engineering strength, competitive tuition relative to peer research-university programs and sTEM-designated tracks are available for technically focused students. The reservation on record is less brand recognition in finance and consulting recruiting specifically.
STEM-designatedAsynchronous
Score breakdown
How Purdue Daniels School of Business earned 85.6
Each criterion is scored independently, then combined using the weights published on Online MBA Programs.
- Career outcomesweight 30%
- 88.1
- Format & flexibilityweight 25%
- 83.1
- Faculty & curriculumweight 25%
- 84.6
- Cost efficiencyweight 20%
- 86.0
On the record
Recorded detail
| Founded | 1958 |
|---|---|
| Home campus | West Lafayette, USA |
| Duration | 24 mo |
| Rating | 7.9 |
Panel verdict
Strengths and reservations
What it gets right
- Strong supply-chain and operations curriculum tied to Purdue’s engineering strength
- Competitive tuition relative to peer research-university programs
- STEM-designated tracks are available for technically focused students
Where it gives ground
- Less brand recognition in finance and consulting recruiting specifically
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