Sociology at Purdue University Northwest

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying sociology, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University Northwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Sociology section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Sociology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Purdue Northwest Sociology Rankings

The sociology major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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.

Sociology Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Sociology Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of sociology bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical sociology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 22% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Sociology

If you plan to be a sociology 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
Sociology	31

Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	320	$78,640

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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