Purdue University Northwest (Purdue Northwest) is a four-year, public school located in Hammond, IN.
It offers 36 graduate programs - 19 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 8 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,430 for in-state and $11,585 for out-of-state students.
A total of 735 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 8,911 students at Purdue Northwest. Purdue Northwest offers online graduate programs and 228 out of 735 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Purdue Northwest's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2023-2024, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,430 for Indiana residents and $11,585 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-six (36) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Purdue University Northwest |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN |
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| Graduate School Students | 750 students
228 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) | In-State$6,430
Out-of-State$11,585 |
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| Student to Faculty | 15:1 (6.67%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 36 Graduate Programs
19 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 14 Post graduate certificates |
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2024 Graduate Program Tuition at Purdue University Northwest
The following tables describe 2023-2024 graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University Northwest with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Indiana residents, the tuition & fees are $6,430 and $11,585 for non-Indiana residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $320 for Indiana residents and $594 for out-of-state students.
2024 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,042 | $11,197 |
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| Fees | $388 | $388 |
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| Cost per Credit | $320 | $594 |
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| Books & Supplies | $598 |
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| Room & Board | $9,097 (On-Campus) / $9,070 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,212 (On-Campus) / $5,023 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $20,337 | $25,492 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $21,121 | $26,276 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
| 2019-2020 | 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 |
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| In-State | $6,244 | $6,457 | $6,303 | $6,407 | $6,430 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,250 | $11,633 | $11,356 | $11,544 | $11,585 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Purdue University Northwest offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 36 major areas - 19 Master's (3 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 8 Post-Bachelor's, 6 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 310 students have been conferred Master's degree and 2 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 310 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
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| Men | 129 | - | 12 | - |
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| Women | 181 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 8 |
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Graduate Student Population
Purdue Northwest graduate schools have a total of 750 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 259 male and 491 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 228 full-time and 522 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 228 students enrolled through online exclusively and 85 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 417 White, 62 Black, and 28 Asian students are attending at Purdue University Northwest. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
15 grad students are younger than 22 and 173 students are older than 65. It has 360 students aged between 22 and 30 and 187 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 750 |
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| Men | 259 |
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| Women | 491 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 750 |
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| Full-time Students | 228 |
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| Part-time Students | 522 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 750 |
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| Asian | 28 |
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| Black | 62 |
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| Hispanic | 73 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 2 |
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| White | 417 |
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| Two or more races | 7 |
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| Un-Known | 18 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 750 |
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| 21 & Under | 15 |
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| 22-24 | 182 |
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| 25-29 | 178 |
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| 30-34 | 101 |
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| 35-39 | 86 |
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| 40 & Over | 173 |
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Online Population
At Purdue University Northwest graduate schools, 228 students enrolled online exclusively and 85 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 735 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 228 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 85 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 422 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 228 |
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| Indiana Resident | 138 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 90 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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