Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University Northwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. In 2021, 118 engineering 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 Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

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

Purdue Northwest Engineering Rankings

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

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 engineering major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. 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
Best Value Engineering Schools	26
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Most Focused Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	207
Best Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	219
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	247

In 2021, 51 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #174 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 85% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 15% went to women.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	72
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Purdue Northwest Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 51 students who earned a master's degree in Engineering from Purdue Northwest in 2020-2021, 59% were men and 41% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	43
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Mechanical Engineering	66
Electrical Engineering	59
Civil Engineering	26
Computer Engineering	13
General Engineering	5

Related Majors

• Physical Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics
• Biological & Biomedical Sciences
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Engineering Technologies

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Industrial Engineers	10,820	$74,430
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Mechanical Engineers	7,770	$82,510
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Cost Estimators	4,360	$65,790

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.