by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual began producing its annual Best Quality Schools rankings as a means to assist students in finding top-quality graduate colleges and universities that are invested in preparing their students for their future endeavors. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Purdue University Northwest landed the #832 spot in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking out of a pool of 1149 colleges and universities that were eligible for this year's ranking.
In addition, Purdue Northwest took the #24 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Indiana.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 69.2% of the total graduate students at Purdue Northwest are women and 30.8% are men.
Of all the graduate students at Purdue Northwest, around 22.8% belong to a racial-ethnic minority group. Americans aren't the only ones who appreciate the graduate programs at Purdue Northwest. Around 18.4% of graduate students are international. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,923 | $10,976 |
| Fees | $380 | $380 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Purdue Northwest is $67,880. Chalk that up in the win column since that salary is 16% higher than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Purdue University Northwest.
Contact details for Purdue Northwest are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2200 169Th Street, Hammond, IN 46323 |
| Phone: | 219-989-2400 |
| Website: | www.pnw.edu/ |
In 2020-2021, 45.9% of the graduate students at Purdue University Northwest took at least one class online. Approximately 31.6% of grad students took all their classes online during that same time period.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 1 |
Footnotes
*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.
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