College of Health and Human Sciences
Big opportunities thrive in the College of Health and Human Sciences. Curb childhood obesity. Protect the environment. Reform health care. Choose from nine academic units with one extraordinary focus — to improve health and quality of life.
Our faculty are trailblazers who lead our world-class programs, research centers and healthcare facilities. Plus, there are heaps of opportunities to take part in internships, study abroad and more than 40 student organizations for health and human sciences undergrads. And if you’re thinking about a future as a doctor, physician assistant, physical therapist, occupational therapist, chiropractor, dentist or lawyer, the College of Health and Human Sciences is a perfect fit to prepare you for professional school.
Discover the role you are meant to play in the world and get ready to make a difference.
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What are Purdue HHS graduates doing?
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62.65% are employed, 25.44% are continuing with their education, 2.35% are seeking employment, 3.38% are seeking education, and 6.18% are engaged in other activities.
Average Salary: $44,862
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The College of Health and Human Sciences is home to future health professionals, educators and business leaders. Here, you can discover healthier ways to eat, exercise, manage finances and navigate relationships. Find better ways to treat and diagnose cancer. Work to improve the environment and the safety of employees. Refine business practices and enhance consumer experience. Uncover new ways to improve memory and prevent diseases. Reach out to inform residents of Indiana and the world about health and wellbeing.
HHS Majors
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- Accounting
- Actuarial Science
- Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Aeronautical Engineering Technology
- Aerospace Financial Analysis
- African American Studies
- Agribusiness (multiple concentrations)
- Agricultural Communication
- Agricultural Economics (multiple concentrations)
- Agricultural Education
- Agricultural Engineering (College of Agriculture)
- Agricultural Engineering (College of Engineering)
- Agricultural Systems Management
- Agronomy
- Airline Management and Operations
- Airport Management and Operations
- American Studies
- Animal Sciences (multiple concentrations)
- Animation and Visual Effects
- Anthropology
- Applied Meteorology and Climatology
- Aquatic Sciences
- Art History
- Artificial Intelligence
- Artificial Intelligence (College of Science)
- Asian Studies
- Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
- Audio Engineering Technology
- Automation and Systems Integration Engineering Technology
- Aviation Management
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry (Chemistry)
- Biological Engineering (College of Agriculture)
- Biological Engineering (College of Engineering)
- Biology
- Biomedical Engineering
- Biomedical Health Sciences
- Brain and Behavioral Sciences
- Building Information Modeling
- Business Analytics and Information Management
- Cell, Molecular, and Developmental Biology
- Chemical Biology and Biochemistry
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Chemistry - American Chemical Society
- Chinese Studies
- Civil Engineering
- Classical Studies
- Communication (Pre)
- Comparative Literature
- Computer and Information Technology
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Engineering Technology
- Computer Infrastructure & Network Engineering Technology
- Computer Science
- Construction Engineering
- Construction Management Technology
- Creative Writing
- Crop Science
- Cybersecurity
- Data Analytics, Technologies and Applications
- Data Science
- Data Visualization
- Design and Construction Integration
- Developmental and Family Science
- Digital Criminology
- Digital Enterprise Systems
- Early Childhood Education and Exceptional Needs
- Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Sciences
- Economics (Pre) (College of Liberal Arts)
- Economics (School of Management)
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering Technology
- Elementary Education
- Energy Engineering Technology
- Engineering (First Year)
- Engineering / Technology Teacher Education
- English
- Environmental and Ecological Engineering
- Environmental & Natural Resources Engineering (College of Agriculture)
- Environmental & Natural Resources Engineering (College of Engineering)
- Environmental Geosciences
- Exploratory Studies (for undecided students)
- Family and Consumer Sciences Education
- Farm Management
- Fermentation Science
- Film and Video Production
- Film and Video Studies
- Finance
- Financial Counseling and Planning
- Flight (Professional Flight Technology)
- Food Science
- Forestry
- French
- Game Development and Design
- General Education: Curriculum and Instruction (non-licensure)
- General Education: Educational Studies (non-licensure)
- Genetics
- Geology and Geophysics
- German
- Global Studies
- Health and Disease
- History
- Horticulture (multiple concentrations)
- Hospitality and Tourism Management
- Human Resource Development
- Human Services
- Inclusion: Dual License in Special Education (K-6) & Elementary Education
- Industrial Design
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Engineering Technology
- Insect Biology
- Integrated Business and Engineering
- Integrated Studio Arts, BFA (Portfolio Required)
- Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies
- Interior Design - Professional Program
- Italian Studies
- Japanese
- Jewish Studies
- Kinesiology
- Landscape Architecture (Pre)
- Law and Society (Criminology)
- Linguistics
- Management (General)
- Marketing
- Materials Engineering
- Mathematics
- Mathematics, Applied
- Mathematics - Business
- Mathematics Education
- Mathematics - Statistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering Technology
- Mechatronics Engineering Technology
- Medical Laboratory Sciences
- Microbiology
- Multidisciplinary Engineering
- Music
- Natural Resources and Environmental Science (multiple concentrations)
- Neurobiology and Physiology
- Nuclear Engineering
- Nursing
- Nutrition and Dietetics
- Nutrition and Dietetics/Nutrition, Fitness, and Health (double major)
- Nutrition, Fitness, and Health
- Nutrition Science
- Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences
- Organizational Leadership
- Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Physics, Applied
- Planetary Sciences
- Plant Genetics, Breeding, and Biotechnology
- Plant Science
- Plant Studies - Exploratory (Pre)
- Political Science
- Pre-dentistry
- Pre-law
- Pre-medicine
- Pre-occupational Therapy
- Pre-physical Therapy
- Pre-physician Assistant
- Pre-veterinary Medicine
- Professional Writing
- Psychological Sciences
- Public Health
- Purdue Polytechnic Institute Statewide Programs
- Radiological Health Sciences
- Religious Studies
- Retail Management
- Robotics Engineering Technology
- Russian
- Sales and Marketing
- Science Education (Biology, Chemistry, Earth/Space, Physics)
- Selling and Sales Management
- Smart Manufacturing Industrial Informatics
- Social Studies Education
- Sociology
- Soil and Water Sciences
- Sound for the Performing Arts
- Spanish
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention 5-12
- Special Education: Mild & Intense Intervention K-6
- Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
- Statistics, Applied
- Statistics with Mathematics Option
- Studio Arts and Technology
- Supply Chain and Operations Management
- Supply Chain & Sales Engineering Technology
- Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Theatre
- Turf Management and Science
- Undecided Liberal Arts
- Unmanned Aerial Systems
- UX Design
- Veterinary Nursing
- Visual Arts Design Education
- Visual Arts Education
- Visual Communication Design (Graphic Design)
- Web Programming and Design
- Wildlife
- Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
