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 9,363 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 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

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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	267
	425

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #298 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Accounting Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of accounting students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $40,367. This is less than $46,292, which is the national average of all accounting majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Purdue Northwest. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

About 61% 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.

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	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Northwest Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in accounting each year. Purdue Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in accounting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,970	$38,300
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Financial Managers	7,520	$119,820
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,210	$40,720
Financial Analysts	3,010	$78,290

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.