Health Professions at Purdue University Northwest

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. Of the 1,671 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2021, 600 of them were health professions majors.

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
• Doctorate 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 following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at Purdue Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	13
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	80
Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	113
Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	329
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	396
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	643

In 2021, 59 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #523 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 600 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 66% 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	46
Black or African American	45
Hispanic or Latino	94
White	395
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	20

Purdue Northwest Health Professions Master’s Program

The health professions program at Purdue Northwest awarded 59 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 7% of these degrees went to men with the other 93% going to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 78% 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	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Purdue Northwest also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.