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Health Professions at Purdue University Northwest

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Purdue Northwest Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue Northwest offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Bachelor’s Degree
Master’s Degree

Purdue Northwest Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #656 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

88% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	34
Black or African American	36
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	299
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	25

Purdue Northwest Health Professions Master’s Program

92% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	67
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions 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
Nursing	633
Health Sciences & Services	19
Mental & Social Health Services	9
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	2

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Nursing Assistants	30,220	$27,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Personal Care Aides	28,420	$22,830
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	15,480	$44,310

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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