Purdue University--West Lafayette (Krannert)

Business School Overview

U.S. News Rankings

Ranking score and category

Rank Category Name #44 Best Business Schools

Specialties Locked in Information Systems #50 in Part-time MBA #7 in Production / Operations #9 in Supply Chain / Logistics

Business School Overview

The Krannert School of Management at Purdue University--West Lafayette offers graduate programs in these departments and concentrations: accounting, consulting, e-commerce, entrepreneurship, finance, general management, human resources management, industrial management, international business, manufacturing and technology management, marketing, management information systems, production/operations management, organizational behavior, supply chain management/logistics, quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research, and technology. Its tuition is full-time: $22,316 per year (in-state); full-time: $42,082 per year (out-of-state); part-time: $19,666 per year (in-state); part-time: $19,666 per year (out-of-state); executive: $72,000 total program (in-state); and executive: $72,000 total program (out-of-state). At graduation, 70.8 percent of graduates of the full-time program are employed.

The Krannert School of Management at Purdue University—West Lafayette focuses its program on offering students a graduate business experience that goes beyond the classroom. The school provides the Experiential Learning Initiative to all full-time M.B.A. students, which allows students to apply prior business knowledge and classroom learning to a business setting.Full-time students also have the opportunity to complete studies in one or two focused areas, known as option areas, which allow students to create a niche for themselves as they complete their M.B.A. studies.

Along with a full-time program, the Krannert School of Management also offers an executive and weekend M.B.A.; Ph.D. programs focused in Economics, Management, and Human Resources; and graduate degrees in Finance, Industrial Administration, and Human Resource Management. Joint degrees are offered in conjunction with the Purdue College of Engineering. Undergraduates interested in completing their bachelor’s and master’s before entering the professional sector can enroll in the “3+2” program, which allows select students to earn their undergraduate and M.B.A. degrees in five years.

There are more than 15 clubs and organizations available to Krannert graduate students, including the Krannert Graduate Student Association and the Krannert Wine Club. Notable alumni of the school include Marshall Larsen, chairman, president, and CEO of Goodrich Corp., a global supplier of aerospace systems and services; Joe Forehand, former chairman and CEO of management consulting firm Accenture; and John Krenicki, Jr., president and CEO of GE Energy Infrastructure.

Admissions

Application deadline (U.S. residents)	May 31
Application deadline (international students)	March 1
Applicants (full-time)
Applicants (part-time)

Academics

Departments/concentrations

accounting manufacturing and technology management consulting marketing e-commerce management information systems entrepreneurship production/operations management finance organizational behavior general management supply chain management/logistics human resources management quantitative analysis/statistics and operations research industrial management technology international business other

Student Body

Enrollment (full-time)	241
Gender distribution (full-time)

Cost

Tuition
Full-time: $22,316 per year (in-state) Full-time: $42,082 per year (out-of-state) Part-time: $19,666 per year (in-state) Part-time: $19,666 per year (out-of-state) Executive: $72,000 total program (in-state) Executive: $72,000 total program (out-of-state)
Required fees (full-time and part-time)	$1,615 per year
Required fees (executive degree program)	$0

Salary

Average base salary	$85,897
Full-time graduates employed at graduation	70.8%

* Business School Overview details based on 2012 data