Teacher Education Grade Specific at Purdue University Northwest

Every teacher education grade specific school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the grade specific ed program at Purdue University Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,671 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2021, 62 of them were teacher education grade specific majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Teacher Education Grade Specific section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Teacher Education Grade Specific Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Grade Specific Ed

Purdue Northwest Teacher Education Grade Specific Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the grade specific ed progam at Purdue Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The grade specific ed major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Teacher Education Grade Specific. 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
	225
Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	640
Most Focused Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools	640

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in grade specific ed from Purdue Northwest. This is the #641 most popular school for grade specific ed master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Purdue Northwest Grade Specific Ed Graduates

The median salary of grade specific ed students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $38,782. This is 9% higher than $35,527, which is the national average for all grade specific ed bachelor's degree recipients.

Grade Specific Ed Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Teacher Education Grade Specific Bachelor’s Program

Of the 62 grade specific ed students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue Northwest, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in grade specific ed 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 grade specific ed.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	48
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• General Education

Careers That Grade Specific Ed Grads May Go Into

A degree in grade specific ed 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
Elementary School Teachers	26,520	$52,360
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Middle School Teachers	11,510	$52,690
Preschool Teachers	6,510	$27,250
Self-Enrichment Education Teachers	2,510	$36,470

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.