Chemistry at Purdue University Northwest
If you plan to study chemistry, 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 approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Chemistry section at the bottom of this page.
Purdue Northwest Chemistry Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry
Purdue Northwest Chemistry Rankings
The chemistry major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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.
Chemistry Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the chemistry majors at Purdue University Northwest.
Purdue Northwest Chemistry Bachelor’s Program
Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities in its chemistry bachelor's program than the national average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Northwest with a bachelor's in chemistry.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Concentrations Within Chemistry
If you plan to be a chemistry major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University Northwest. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| General Chemistry | 5 |
Related Majors
Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into
A degree in chemistry 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 |
|---|---|---|
| High School Teachers | 19,690 | $53,030 |
| Chemists | 2,820 | $69,690 |
| Natural Sciences Managers | 1,720 | $65,270 |
| Environmental Scientists and Specialists | 850 | $62,590 |
| Chemistry Professors | 370 | $91,480 |
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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