General Psychology at Purdue University Northwest

Every general psychology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the psychology program at Purdue University Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

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, 57 of them were general psychology majors.

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

Purdue Northwest General Psychology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology

Purdue Northwest General Psychology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the psychology 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 psychology major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Psychology. 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 General Psychology Schools	598
Best General Psychology Schools	686
Most Focused General Psychology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	964

How Much Do Psychology Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of psychology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $26,983. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $28,637 for all psychology students.

Psychology Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest General Psychology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 57 psychology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue Northwest, about 23% were men and 77% were women. The typical psychology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 20% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in psychology 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 psychology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

Careers That Psychology Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychology 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
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,320	$73,350
Psychology Professors	590	$85,580
Psychologists	220	$88,470

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.