Accounting at Purdue University Northwest

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Purdue University Northwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 10,473 students attend the school each year. In 2019, 61 accounting 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 Accounting section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Purdue Northwest Accounting Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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 Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	260
Most Popular Accounting Schools	288
Most Popular Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	300
Most Focused Accounting Master’s Degree Schools	308
Most Focused Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	470
Best Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	757
Best Accounting Schools	884

In 2019, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #300 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Accounting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 61 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Accounting from Purdue Northwest in 2018-2019, 51% were men and 49% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Purdue Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	38
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue Northwest Accounting Master’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 17 students graduated with a master's degree in accounting from Purdue Northwest. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 59% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the accounting master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 35% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Credit Analysts	720	$61,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$52,940
Financial Examiners	460	$74,140

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.