Nursing at Indiana University - Northwest

If you are interested in studying nursing, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Northwest. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IU Northwest is located in Gary, Indiana and approximately 3,801 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 73 students received a bachelor's degree in nursing from IU Northwest.

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

IU Northwest Nursing Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing
• Master’s Degree in Nursing

IU Northwest Nursing Rankings

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

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 nursing major at IU Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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
Most Focused Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	294
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	342
Most Popular Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	445
	450
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	511
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	566
Most Focused Nursing Schools	682
	700
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	850
Most Popular Nursing Schools	908
	1,424
Best Nursing Schools	1,438

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in nursing from IU Northwest. This makes it the #446 most popular school for nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of IU Northwest Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at IU Northwest is $61,466. This is less than $62,880, which is the national average of all nursing majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Nursing Student Demographics at IU Northwest

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

IU Northwest Nursing Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 19% of nursing bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women. The typical nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at IU Northwest since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing at IU Northwest are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its nursing bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	41
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU Northwest Nursing Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in nursing from IU Northwest. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

In the nursing master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing 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 Indiana University - Northwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Registered Nursing	61
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	12
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	12

Related Majors

• Mental & Social Health Services
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dental Support Services
• Public Health
• Allied Health Professions

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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 Indiana University - Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Medical and Health Services Managers	7,350	$101,720
Nurse Practitioners	4,780	$103,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,350	$76,280
Nurse Anesthetists	690	$156,580

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
• Image Credit: By Lord dumbello under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.