General Physical Sciences at Purdue University Northwest

If you plan to study general physical sciences, 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. Of the 1,671 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2,021, 1 of them were general physical sciences majors.

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

Purdue Northwest General Physical Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Science

Purdue Northwest General Physical Sciences Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the physical science progam at Purdue Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The physical science major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Physical Sciences. 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 Focused General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	29

Physical Science Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest General Physical Sciences Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in physical science from Purdue Northwest.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Physics
• Chemistry

Careers That Physical Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in physical 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
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270

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.