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Hospitality Management at Purdue University Northwest

If you plan to study Hospitality Management, take a look at what Purdue University Northwest. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, IN.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 8 hospitality management degrees were granted at Purdue University Northwest.

Online & Distance Learning at Purdue University Northwest

Distance learning is available at Purdue University Northwest. Among 9,051 students, 663 (7%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,851 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Hospitality Management Rankings at Purdue University Northwest

These rankings give you a sense of how Purdue University Northwest’s Hospitality Management program against peer institutions.

Bachelor’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#None of 26
Best Schools (Quality)	Indiana	#None of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#None of 210
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#None of 26
Best Value	Indiana	#None of 5
Best Value	Nationwide	#None of 209

Earnings for Hospitality Management Graduates from Purdue University Northwest

Students who complete Purdue University Northwest’s Hospitality Management program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$29,781
2 years	$26,739
3 years	$38,694
4 years	$38,054
5 years	$45,525

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Hospitality Management graduates from Purdue University Northwest report median earnings of $38,054, compared with $63,767 for all Purdue University Northwest graduates — about 40% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Hospitality Management graduates from Purdue University Northwest comes in at $29,169.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Hospitality Management graduates at Purdue University Northwest, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Hospitality Management graduates at Purdue University Northwest are 62% women (5) and 38% men (3).

Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Program at Purdue University Northwest

Among the 5 bachelor’s hospitality management degrees awarded at Purdue University Northwest, 80% were women (4) and 20% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University Northwest.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 20% of Hospitality Management bachelor’s degree recipients at Purdue University Northwest, lower than the national average of 34%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Hospitality Management Concentrations at Purdue University Northwest

This Hospitality Management program at Purdue University Northwest breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
General Hospitality Management	5
Other Hospitality Management	3

Best-Paid Careers for Hospitality Management Graduates

Students who finish Hospitality Management program at Purdue University Northwest work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Hospitality Management majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling	$170,172
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Food Service Managers	$165,782
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Facilities Managers	$157,669
Gambling Managers	$140,375
Security Management Specialists	$128,654
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Business Operations Specialists, All Other	$113,637

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.