Accounting at Purdue University Northwest

If you plan to study accounting, take a look at what Purdue University Northwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and approximately 9,363 students attend the school each year. Of the 273 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2021, 56 of them were accounting majors.

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

Purdue Northwest Accounting Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting
• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Purdue Northwest Accounting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks accounting programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue Northwest performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The accounting major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Accounting. 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
	132
	202
	232
	262
	282
	283
	326
	390
	739
	744
	894
	913

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in accounting from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #284 most popular school for accounting master’s degree candidates in the country.

Accounting Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Accounting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting from Purdue Northwest. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical accounting bachelor's degree program is made up of only 46% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in accounting at Purdue Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities in its accounting 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Purdue Northwest Accounting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of accounting master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Purdue Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Credit Analysts	720	$61,790
Tax Examiners, Collectors, and Revenue Agents	610	$52,940
Financial Examiners	460	$74,140

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.