General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration at Purdue University Northwest

Every general human resources management/personnel administration school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the HR management 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 management from Purdue Northwest.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management

Purdue Northwest General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The HR management major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration. 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
	40
	47
	65
	152
	184
	354

HR Management Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of HR management bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women. The typical HR management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 23% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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

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 management. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That HR Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in HR management 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.