General Hospitality Administration/Management at Purdue University Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 10,473 students attend the school each year. Of the 334 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2019, 35 of them were general hospitality administration/management majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Hospitality Administration/Management section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest General Hospitality Administration/Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Hotel & Restaurant Management (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hotel & Restaurant Management

Purdue Northwest General Hospitality Administration/Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the hotel and restaurant management 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 hotel and restaurant management major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Hospitality Administration/Management. 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
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Basic Certificate Schools	30
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular General Hospitality Administration/Management Basic Certificate Schools	58
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Basic Certificate Schools	72
Most Focused General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	79
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	133
Best General Hospitality Administration/Management Schools	194

Hotel & Restaurant Management Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the hotel and restaurant management majors at Purdue University Northwest.

Purdue Northwest General Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 35 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management from Purdue Northwest. About 31% were men and 69% were women. The typical hotel and restaurant management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hotel and restaurant management at Purdue Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Other Hospitality Administration/Management

Careers That Hotel & Restaurant Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in hotel and restaurant management 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
Food Service Managers	3,180	$52,280
Lodging Managers	480	$42,130

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.