Business Administration & Management at Purdue University Northwest

If you are interested in studying business administration and management, 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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 46 students received a bachelor's degree in business administration from Purdue Northwest.

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

Purdue Northwest Business Administration & Management Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration
• Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Purdue Northwest does offer online education options in business administration for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Purdue Northwest Business Administration & Management Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The business administration major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Business Administration & Management. 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
	297
	297
	306
	324
	388
	490
	601
	659
	741
	773
	885
	998
	1,127

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in business administration from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #490 most popular school for business administration master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Purdue Northwest Business Administration Graduates

The median salary of business administration students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $35,277. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $41,334 for all business administration students.

Business Administration Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Program

The business administration program at Purdue Northwest awarded 46 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 57% of these degrees went to men with the other 43% going to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in business administration at Purdue Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue Northwest Business Administration & Management Master’s Program

Of the 56 students who graduated with a master’s in business administration from Purdue Northwest in 2021, 55% were men and 45% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	25
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentrations Within Business Administration & Management

The following business administration concentations are available at Purdue University Northwest. 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
General Business Administration and Management	99
Organizational Leadership	3

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing

Careers That Business Administration Grads May Go Into

A degree in business administration 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
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Production and Operating Worker Supervisors	26,260	$60,730
Retail Sales Supervisors	25,130	$40,280
Mechanic, and Repairer Supervisors	11,230	$63,950

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.