Computer Software & Applications at Purdue University Northwest

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a computer software school? To help you decide if Purdue University Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's computer software 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 Software & Applications section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Computer Software & Applications Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Software
Master’s Degree in Computer Software

Purdue Northwest Computer Software & Applications Rankings

The computer software major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Software & Applications. 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 Software Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Computer Software & Applications Bachelor’s Program

50% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of computer software bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical computer software bachelor's degree program is made up of only 45% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer software 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 software.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Purdue Northwest Computer Software & Applications Master’s Program

100% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of computer software master's degrees went to men and 100% 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 software.

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

Concentrations Within Computer Software & Applications

Computer Software & Applications majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University Northwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Computer Graphics	14
Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation	2

Careers That Computer Software Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer software 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
Graphic Designers	3,740	$45,030
Web Developers	1,690	$59,870
Database Administrators	1,570	$74,340

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.

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