Nursing at Purdue University Northwest

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing program at Purdue University Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 581 nursing majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Nursing section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing
• Doctorate Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Purdue Northwest does offer online courses in nursing for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Purdue Northwest Nursing Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the nursing progam at Purdue Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The nursing major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools	8
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	49
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Popular Nursing Schools	58
Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	87
	100
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	105
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	109
	136
Best Nursing Schools	184
Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	193
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	196
Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	238
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	242
Most Focused Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools	248
	248
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	280
Most Focused Nursing Schools	281
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	289
	344
Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	370
Most Focused Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools	374
Best Value Nursing Schools	461
	787

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in nursing from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #197 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in nursing, making the school the #371 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Nursing Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $66,599. This is 6% higher than $62,880, which is the national average for all nursing bachelor's degree recipients.

Nursing Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the nursing majors at Purdue University Northwest.

Purdue Northwest Nursing Bachelor’s Program

Of the 581 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Nursing from Purdue Northwest in 2020-2021, 15% were men and 85% were women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at Purdue Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	41
Hispanic or Latino	91
White	384
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

Purdue Northwest Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 nursing majors earned their master's degree from Purdue Northwest. Of these graduates, 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a nursing master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a master's in nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in nursing. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University Northwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	462
Registered Nursing	169
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	1
Nursing Practice	1

Related Majors

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for IN, the home state for Purdue University Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Nurse Practitioners	4,780	$103,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,350	$76,280
Nurse Anesthetists	690	$156,580

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.