Registered Nursing at Purdue University Northwest

Every registered nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the registered nursing 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. Of the 600 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Northwest in 2021, 119 of them were registered nursing majors.

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

Purdue Northwest Registered Nursing Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Purdue Northwest

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Purdue Northwest Registered Nursing Rankings

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

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 registered nursing major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Registered 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
Best Value Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	29
Best Value Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	67
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70
Most Popular Online Registered Nursing Schools	76
Best Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
	96
Best Registered Nursing Master’s Degree Schools	118
Best Registered Nursing Schools	208
	322
Most Popular Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	375
Most Popular Registered Nursing Schools	397
Best Value Registered Nursing Schools	465
Most Focused Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	548
	747
Most Focused Registered Nursing Schools	878

In 2021, 50 students received their master’s degree in registered nursing from Purdue Northwest. This makes it the #67 most popular school for registered nursing master’s degree candidates in the country.

Registered Nursing Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Registered Nursing Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 119 students earned a bachelor's degree in registered nursing from Purdue Northwest. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men. The typical registered nursing bachelor's degree program is made up of only 13% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in registered nursing 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 registered nursing.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	79
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Purdue Northwest Registered Nursing Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Family Practice Nurse/Nursing
• Nursing Practice
• Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing

Careers That Registered Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in registered 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 Purdue University Northwest.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Nursing Instructors and Professors	1,350	$76,280

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.