Computer Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

Every computer engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the CE 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in CE from Purdue Northwest.

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

Purdue Northwest Computer Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CE

Purdue Northwest Computer Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the CE 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 CE major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer 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 Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
	104
Best Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	164
Most Popular Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	181

CE Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Computer Engineering Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students earned a bachelor's degree in CE from Purdue Northwest. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in CE 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 CE.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That CE Grads May Go Into

A degree in CE 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Computer Network Architects	3,620	$88,210
Systems Software Developers	3,610	$90,850

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.