Organizational Leadership Program

The HRD major is under review currently for ATMAE accreditation and the OL major is under reaccreditation review.

Learn to apply leadership and contemporary management practices to help an organization reach its goals. Focus on people and purpose in a variety of leadership positions.

Majors in this degree program

Accreditation

ATMAE​ATMAE: The Organizational Leadership Program at Purdue University is accredited by the Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering.

HLC: All Purdue University programs are institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, https://www.hlcommission.org/

General Outcomes

All Organizational Leadership graduates must demonstrate that they can:

A.     Effectively solve problems in a modern technological society utilizing the skills and knowledge provided by the Organizational Leadership program at Purdue University.
B.     Function and communicate effectively, both individually and within multidisciplinary teams.
C.     Continue to grow through lifelong education and professional development.
D.     Be cognizant and sensitive to the consequences of their decisions work, both ethically and professionally.

Program/Option Student Graduation Rates

  Fall 2019
OL 83.3%
HRD 50%

HRD Retention Rates

  Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
1-yr Retention Rate 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 85.7% 100.0%
4-yr Graduation Rate 100.0% 50.0%      

Mean Grade Point Averages

GPAs Fall 2018 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2021 Fall 2022
Purdue University 3.11 3.13 3.23 3.16 3.19
Polytechnic Students 3.15 3.20 3.22 3.24 3.25
OL Students 3.03 3.06 3.10 3.07 3.04
HRD Students 3.30 3.23 3.34 3.39 3.44

Average Time to Degreed by Academic Year

  2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023
HRD   3.94 3.76 3.93 3.86
OL 4.43 4.55 4.33 5.33 4.02

Scholarships

https://www.purdue.edu/dfa/

Tuition expenses to complete entire program/option

Tuition cost per year 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 4 yrs to graduation 5 yrs to graduation
Resident $9, 992 $9, 992 $9, 992 $9, 992 $39,968 $49,960
Non-Resident $28,794 $28,794 $28,794 $28,794 $115,176 $143,970

Career Placement Rates CCO data Fall 2023/Average Time to secure a position/Average Starting Salary.

Major Total Responses Employed Continuing Education Still Seeking Other Average Starting Salary Average Start Date
Organizational Leadership 142 104 73.24% 19 13.38% 14 9.86% 5 3.52% $51,967.93 45 days
Human Resource Development 54 42 77.78% 5 9.26% 7 12.96% 0 0.00% $51,376.70 52 days
Both 196 146 74.49% 24 12.24% 21 10.71% 5 2.55% $51,788.94 47 days

HRD Self-Study Survey

69% received one or more promotions within the first year. *13 alumni responded Fall of 2023. 

OL Self-Study Survey

86% received one or more promotions within the first year. *14 alumni responded Fall of 2023. 

 

Enrollment Trends and Number of Graduates data is sourced from Purdue’s Office of Enrollment Management's Data Digest.

Placement Data*

Number of Graduates Percent of Grads Reported Placement Rate Continuing Education Average Salary
35 80% 85.7% 5 $53,857