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Political Science at Purdue University Northwest

Political Science at Purdue University Northwest

Every political science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the poly sci 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.

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

Purdue Northwest Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

Purdue Northwest Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Political Science Bachelor’s Program

11% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Political Science Professors 210 $97,460

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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