Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Purdue University Northwest offers 99 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 13 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 1,651 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Purdue Northwest. 1,308 students completed bachelor's programs and 310 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Purdue Northwest. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Bachelor's	49	3	1,308	451	857
Master's	19	3	310	129	181
Doctor's	3	1	2	0	2
Post-Graduate Certificate	14	2	22	12	10
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	13	3	9	2	7

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Purdue University Northwest. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering program has the highest salary ($83,022) after graduation and the Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $74,625 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$83,022	$6,919	$25,147	$267
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$74,625	$6,219	-	-
Mechanical Engineering	$73,252	$6,104	$22,352	$237
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$66,736	$5,561	$17,908	$190
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	$65,341	$5,445	$20,750	$220
Accounting and Related Services	$51,672	$4,306	$22,875	$243
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$49,646	$4,137	$26,850	$285
Sociology	$41,841	$3,487	$22,554	$239
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$39,818	$3,318	$24,500	$260
Hospitality Administration/Management	$38,694	$3,225	$22,875	$243
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$35,344	$2,945	$23,000	$244
Political Science and Government	$34,345	$2,862	-	-

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$95,054	$7,921	$41,226	$469

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Purdue University Northwest.

At the school, the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) Bachelor program has the most completers of 336 and the Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse Bachelor program has the second most completers of 146 students.

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	336	36	300
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	146	18	128
Elementary Education and Teaching	58	3	55
Biology/Biological Sciences	57	11	46
Psychology	53	7	46
Accounting	52	29	23
Business Administration and Management	42	27	15
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	42	11	31
Marketing/Marketing Management	37	15	22
Information Technology	34	25	9

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	94	7	87
Business Administration and Management	42	20	22
Engineering/Industrial Management	37	32	5
Computer Science	28	20	8
Education	26	2	24
Mechanical Engineering	24	19	5
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	17	15	2
Biology/Biological Sciences	9	2	7
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	9	1	8
History	8	7	1

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	4	1	3
English Language and Literature	4	-	4
Meeting and Event Planning	1	1	-

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Graphics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	1
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	58	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electromechanical Technology/Electromechanical Engineering Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	37^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	13
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	4^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	17	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	57	9	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Behavioral Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied and Professional Ethics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	53	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Police Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Art Therapy/Therapist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1^ONLINE
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	146^ONLINE	94^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Clinical Nurse Specialist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	336^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	42	NOT OFFERED	0
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	42	42	NOT OFFERED	0
Operations Management and Supervision	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	52	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Meeting and Event Planning	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	37	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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