Physics at Purdue University Northwest

What traits are you looking for in a physics school? To help you decide if Purdue University Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's physics program.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 physics majors received their bachelor's degree from Purdue Northwest.

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

Purdue Northwest Physics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Physics

Purdue Northwest Physics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks physics programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue Northwest performed in these rankings.

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 physics major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Physics. 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 Physics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	472

Physics Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Physics Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in physics from Purdue Northwest in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical physics bachelor's degree program is made up of only 24% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in physics 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 physics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• General Physical Sciences
• Chemistry

Careers That Physics Grads May Go Into

A degree in physics 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
Physics Postsecondary Professors	300	$107,260

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.