Graduate Programs at Purdue University Northwest

Graduate School Overview

Purdue University Northwest (referred to as Purdue Northwest) is a Public, 4 years school located in Hammond, IN. Purdue University Northwest is a completely online college that all programs/degrees are offered via distance education. It is classified as a Master's College and University (larger programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (1/1/1969 - Current[Estimated Date]).

Purdue Northwest Directory Information
School Name	Purdue University Northwest (Purdue Northwest)
Address	2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN 46323
Phone	219-989-2400
Web	https://www.pnw.edu
Online Application	https://www.pnw.edu/admissions-financial-aid/undergraduate/how-to-apply
Financial Info	https://www.pnw.edu/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Purdue University Northwest is $6,407 for Indiana residents and $11,544 for out-of-state students. The school has 750 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,794 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 94 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice). Among them, 12 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$11,544 $6,407 for Indiana Residents
Student Population	750
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, Post-Master Certificate, and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	94 graduate programs (12 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	15 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University Northwest is $6,407 for Indiana residents and $11,544 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $312 for Indiana residents and $577 for out-of-state students.

Purdue University Northwest offers the alternative tuition plans.

Purdue University Northwest offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers, on-campus daycare for students' children are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	12 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers On-campus daycare for students' children

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Purdue University Northwest is $6,407 for Indiana residents and $11,544 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.66% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Indiana Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,820	$373	$12,839	$373
2019-2020	$5,868	$376	$10,874	$376
2020-2021	$6,068	$389	$11,244	$389
2021-2022	$5,923	$380	$10,976	$380
2022-2023	$6,021	$386	$11,158	$386

The graduate school tuition & fees of Purdue Northwest is inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Indiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Indiana graduate tuition is $19,577 (public) / $20,840 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Purdue University Northwest	$6,407	$11,544
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Indiana Graduate Schools	$15,230	$20,035
Public	$8,784	$19,577
Private	$20,840

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $312 for Indiana residents and $577 for other students at Purdue University Northwest. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.58% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Indiana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$311	$664
2019-2020	$316	$570
2020-2021	$322	$579
2021-2022	$307	$568
2022-2023	$312	$577

Graduate Programs at Purdue Northwest

Purdue University Northwest offers 33 graduate programs for Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 335 students have completed their study at Purdue University Northwest.

Offered Degrees at Purdue University Northwest
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	3	320
Doctor's degree - other	1	0	1
Post Bachelor's Degree	6	1	10
Post Master's Degree	5	1	4
Total	33	5	335

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Purdue University Northwest by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Engineering/Industrial Management program with 18 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business Administration and Management program with 69 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Nursing Practice program with 3 completers.

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Purdue University Northwest
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	18	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	10	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	6	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	5	-
Education	✕	4	-

Popular Master's Programs at Purdue University Northwest
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business Administration and Management	✕	69	$81,100
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	58	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	56	$81,100
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	50	-
Education	✕	45	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Purdue University Northwest
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Nursing Practice	✕	3	-
Nursing Practice	✕	1	-

Purdue University Northwest offers 33 programs through Master's, Doctorate, and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered both in online and on-site education. Last year total 335 students have completed their graduate studies.

320 students have earned/completed Master's program.
1 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.
10 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.
4 students have earned/completed Post-Master's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	11	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	19	-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Education	✕	45	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	0	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	51 completers	-
Engineering	✕	5	-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	✕	34	-
Mechanical Engineering	✕	12	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✔ (1 completers)	37 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✔	37	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Human Development and Family Studies	✔	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	7 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	7	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	13	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔ (1 completers)	59 completers	-
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	✕	9	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✔	50	-
Business [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	56	$81,100
Accounting	✕	17	-
History [+]	✕	2 completers	-
History	✕	2	-
	Total	320

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Nursing Practice	✕	1	-
	Total	1

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Engineering (other)	✔	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	10	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
Operations Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
	Total	10

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✔	3 completers	-
Art Therapy/Therapist	✕	2	-
	✔	0	-
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	✕	1	-
Clinical Nurse Specialist	✕	0	-
	Total	4

Graduate Student Population at Purdue Northwest

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 750 students enrolled into Purdue University Northwest graduate schools where it has total 8,794 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 228 full-time and 522 part-time graduate students. By gender, 259 male and 491 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	750	259	491
Full-time	228	127	101
Part-tme	522	132	390

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 417 White (55.60%), 62 Black/African American (8.27%), 73 Hispanic (9.73%), 28 Asian (3.73%), and 170 students with other races. 143 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	750	259	491
American Indian/Native American	0	0	0
Asian	28	13	15
Black/African American	62	12	50
Hispanic	73	24	49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	1	1
White	417	102	315
Two More	7	1	6
Un-Known	18	7	11
Non-resident Alien	143	99	44

Purdue University Northwest offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 237 graduate students (31.60% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 107 graduate students (14.27% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	750
Enrolled Online Exclusively	237
Enrolled Some Online Courses	107
Not in Online Courses	406

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Purdue University Northwest. 159 students are aged 20 to 24 (21.20% of total students), 45 students are aged above 50 (6.00%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Purdue University Northwest.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	750	259	491
Age 20-21	8	4	4
Age 22-24	151	83	68
Age 25-29	197	80	117
Age 30-34	129	41	88
Age 35-39	85	13	72
Age 40-49	135	26	109
Age 50-64	44	11	33
Over 64	1	1	0

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