Sociology at Purdue University Northwest

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. Of the 1,671 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2021, 31 of them were sociology majors.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the sociology 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Sociology Schools	30
Best Sociology Schools	191
Most Popular Sociology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	226

How Much Do Sociology Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of sociology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $35,032. This is 15% higher than $30,566, which is the national average for all sociology bachelor's degree recipients.

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

Of the 31 sociology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue Northwest, about 39% were men and 61% were 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 14% 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	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.