Tuition and Financial Aid

Funding Your Purdue Education

Purdue University’s Autonomy, Internet of Things (IoT), and Robotics Professional Master's Programs are professional graduate programs. As such, students are not eligible for teaching assistantships, research assistantships, or graduate assistantships. Such a structure is consistent with professional programs in other fields like management (MBA degree), law (JD degree), and medicine (MD degree) wherein financial aid is typically not provided. Students are eligible to work in paid, hourly campus positions up to 20 hours per week.

Fortunately, there are many other viable pathways for funding your Purdue education. To assist you in your research, we have compiled the following list of options you may wish to explore.

Students are eligible to complete a 1-semester paid summer internship in industry. Earnings from the internship have the potential to partially offset program tuition and fees. Furthermore, some employers provide additional forms of compensation, including housing assistance, relocation expense allowance, and/or a signing bonus.

Compared to U.S. coastal cities, larger metropolitan areas, and even peer institution competitors, the cost of living at Purdue University is significantly less expensive. Combined with our reasonable tuition levels, this results in real savings and a solid return on your investment.

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Purdue students are eligible to serve as a Resident Assistant if they have lived for at least one year in a Purdue residence hall. The positions provide room and board, along with a monthly stipend. Applications are due November 1st each year.

Purdue students are eligible to work up to 20 hours per week in hourly paid positions on Purdue’s campus. Students work in a variety of roles, including IT consultants, graders, tutors, lab assistants, library assistantsPMU positions, and more. You can generate supplemental income to cover living expenses while building your resume with highly-sought employability skills. In U.S. business culture, students who work during their undergraduate and graduate programs are respected for their work ethic and time management skills.

To apply for federal, state, and Purdue University student aid programs, which can include loans, grants, and work-study campus jobs, you will need to complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Be sure you know the application deadline for your academic year of choice. The FAFSA must be completed each year for which you are seeking student aid.

You can also learn more about the FAFSA from Purdue's Division of Financial Aid.

Purdue University has a long history of providing a high level of support through our Veterans Success Center, including through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Purdue students are eligible to utilize a long list of GI Bill benefits, which are available to veterans, service members, and immediate family members.

We are pleased to offer select Graduate Tuition Scholarships to students in the Fulbright Foreign Student Program. We are fully supportive of the Fulbright mission to educate a global community of scholars.

Each year, we work with several organizations to help facilitate competitive admission packages, including AMIDEAST and IIE.

Graduate students in STEM (Science. Technology. Engineering. Mathematics.) disciplines can receive a full scholarship and commit to working with the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) upon degree completion. Eligible awardees need to be a citizen of the U.S., Australia, Canada, New Zealand, or United Kingdom at time of application.


Purdue is frequently ranked as offering one of the best returns on investment for Master's programs in The United States.

Autonomy, Internet of Things (IoT), Robotics: Professional Master's Programs

Credit Hours 30
Rate Per Credit Hour (Out-of-State/International) $1,515
Estimated Program Tuition (Out-of-State/International) $45,450

* International Student Fee (per on-campus semester) is $155.00.

Credit Hours 30
Rate Credit Hour (Indiana Resident) $590
Estimated Program Tuition (Indiana Resident) $17,770