Human Resource Management at Purdue University Northwest

Every human resource management school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR program at Purdue University Northwest stacks up to those at other schools.

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 HR from Purdue Northwest.

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

Purdue Northwest Human Resource Management Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Purdue Northwest offers distance education options for HR at the following degree levels:

Purdue Northwest Human Resource Management Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the HR progam at Purdue Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 HR major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Human Resource 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
	52
	57
	73
	73
	112
	210
	417
	462

How Much Do HR Graduates from Purdue Northwest Make?

The median salary of HR students who receive their bachelor's degree at Purdue Northwest is $38,201. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $43,491 for all HR students.

HR Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Program

Of the 46 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Human Resource Management from Purdue Northwest in 2020-2021, 28% were men and 72% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in HR 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 HR.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	31
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Human Resource Management

If you plan to be a HR major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	46

Related Majors

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

Careers That HR Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR 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
Human Resources Specialists	12,460	$56,140
Training and Development Specialists	5,290	$57,240
Labor Relations Specialists	2,370	$66,520
Human Resources Managers	2,200	$101,910

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.