Finance at Purdue University Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 10,473. In 2019, 41 finance 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 Finance section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Finance Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Purdue Northwest Finance Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks finance programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue Northwest performed in these rankings.

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 finance major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Finance. 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 Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	255
Most Popular Finance Schools	282
Most Focused Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	383
Most Focused Finance Schools	416
Best Finance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	447
Best Finance Schools	488

Finance Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Finance Bachelor’s Program

Of the 41 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in finance from Purdue Northwest in 2019, 56% were men and 44% were women. The typical finance bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 14% more women than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in finance at Purdue Northwest are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its finance 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 finance.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

Careers That Finance Grads May Go Into

A degree in finance 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
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Financial Managers	7,520	$119,820
Loan Officers	4,850	$67,450
Chief Executives	4,220	$148,730
Personal Financial Advisors	3,740	$111,330

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.