Hospitality Management at Purdue University Northwest

What traits are you looking for in a hospitality school? To help you decide if Purdue University Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's hospitality program.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received a bachelor's degree in hospitality from Purdue Northwest.

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

Purdue Northwest Hospitality Management Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Hospitality (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Hospitality

Purdue Northwest Hospitality Management Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks hospitality 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 hospitality major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Hospitality 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
	50
	54
	70
	90
	103
	123
	179
	216
	284
	327

How Much Do Hospitality Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of hospitality students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $29,781. This is less than $36,364, which is the national average of all hospitality majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Hospitality Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program

The hospitality program at Purdue Northwest awarded 23 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical hospitality bachelor's degree program is made up of only 30% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in hospitality 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 hospitality.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Hospitality Management

Hospitality Management majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University Northwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Hospitality Administration/Management	23

Related Majors

• Entrepreneurial Studies
• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Finance & Financial Management
• Marketing
• Human Resource Management

Careers That Hospitality Grads May Go Into

A degree in hospitality 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
Food Service Managers	3,180	$52,280
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	1,210	$48,970
Lodging Managers	480	$42,130

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.