Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana · Public

Of 30 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 68 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,432
$30k to $48k	$2,428
$48k to $75k	$7,026
$75k to $110k	$12,452
$110k and up	$13,645
All families (average)	$6,079

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

30 of 98 programs could be assessed 31% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Indiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$88,935	+$52,443	clears the bar	$17,908	0.3 yrs	603
Nursing	Master's Degree	$119,447	+$82,955	clears the bar	$33,564	0.4 yrs	107
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$49,224	+$12,732	clears the bar	$24,500	1.9 yrs	59
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$49,326	+$12,834	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	57
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,094	+$11,602	clears the bar	$23,120	2.0 yrs	53
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$69,186	+$32,694	clears the bar	$22,875	0.7 yrs	53
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	$67,466	+$30,974	clears the bar	$25,750	0.8 yrs	51
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$63,333	+$26,841	clears the bar	$25,218	0.9 yrs	49
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$91,229	+$54,737	clears the bar	$22,352	0.4 yrs	48
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$57,191	+$20,699	clears the bar	$26,850	1.3 yrs	48
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$88,461	+$51,969	clears the bar	$41,226	0.8 yrs	48
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,322	+$5,830	clears the bar	$21,492	3.7 yrs	47
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$85,242	+$48,750	clears the bar	$20,750	0.4 yrs	41
Education	Master's Degree	$64,815	+$28,323	clears the bar	$28,188	1.0 yrs	39
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$68,284 1-year earnings	+$31,792	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,365	+$38,873	clears the bar	$18,153	0.5 yrs	34
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$65,912	+$29,420	clears the bar	$18,933	0.6 yrs	34
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,349	+$14,857	clears the bar	$23,000	1.5 yrs	31
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$46,277	+$9,785	clears the bar	$20,031	2.0 yrs	27
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$96,206	+$59,714	clears the bar	$25,147	0.4 yrs	25
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$39,017 1-year earnings	+$2,525	clears the bar	$22,875	9.1 yrs	22
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,158	+$51,666	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$84,288	+$47,796	clears the bar	$26,000	0.5 yrs	21
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$84,514	+$48,022	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	19
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,830	+$12,338	clears the bar	$22,554	1.8 yrs	19
Computer Software and Media Applications	Bachelor's Degree	$29,630	-$6,862	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
English	Bachelor's Degree	$34,560	-$1,932	falls short	$20,633	insufficient data	15
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$39,664	+$3,172	clears the bar	$26,298	8.3 yrs	13
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$82,075	+$45,583	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Behavioral Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$37,956	+$1,464	clears the bar	$14,500	9.9 yrs	8
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Accounting	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Physical Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering-Related Fields	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Analysis	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians, Other	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.