Human Resource Management at Purdue University Northwest

What traits are you looking for in a HR school? To help you decide if Purdue University Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's HR program.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in HR from Purdue Northwest.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Human Resource Management section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Human Resource Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in HR (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in HR

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Purdue Northwest does offer online education options in HR for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Purdue Northwest Human Resource Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks HR 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 HR major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource 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
Most Popular Online Human Resource Management Basic Certificate Schools	52
Best Value Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Most Focused Human Resource Management Schools	210

Earnings of Purdue Northwest HR Graduates

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $38,201. This is less than $43,491, which is the national average of all HR majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

HR Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

The HR program at Purdue Northwest awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 28% of these degrees went to men with the other 72% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in HR. 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 HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	12,460	$56,140
Training and Development Specialists	5,290	$57,240
Labor Relations Specialists	2,370	$66,520
Human Resources Managers	2,200	$101,910

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.