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Behavioral Science at Purdue University Northwest

Behavioral Science at Purdue University Northwest

If you plan to study behavioral science, take a look at what Purdue University Northwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Behavioral Science section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Behavioral Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science

Purdue Northwest Behavioral Science Rankings

The behavioral science major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Behavioral Science. 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.

Behavioral Science Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Behavioral Science Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of behavioral science bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. The typical behavioral science bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in behavioral science 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 behavioral science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Behavioral Science

If you plan to be a behavioral science 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
Behavioral Sciences 12

Careers That Behavioral Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in behavioral science 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
Community and Social Service Specialists 1,230 $40,480
Psychologists 220 $88,470
Social Scientists 180 $82,010
Life Scientists 180 $67,870

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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