Computer Science at Purdue University Northwest

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363.

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

Purdue Northwest Computer Science Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science
Master’s Degree in Computer Science

Purdue Northwest Computer Science Rankings

The computer science major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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.

Computer Science Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

10% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of computer science bachelor's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer science 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 computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Northwest Computer Science Master’s Program

29% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of computer science master's degrees went to men and 29% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a master's in computer science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Computer Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer science 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
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Programmers	5,010	$80,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,860	$124,490
Systems Software Developers	3,610	$90,850
Computer Workers	2,610	$79,310

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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