Accounting at Purdue University Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students received their master's degree in accounting.

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

Purdue Northwest Accounting Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Accounting

Purdue Northwest Accounting Rankings

Accounting Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Accounting Master’s Program

Of the 17 accounting students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Purdue Northwest, about 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 46% men graduate in accounting each year. Purdue Northwest does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a accounting master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 53% were white. This is below 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 accounting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Business Administration & Management

Careers That Accounting Grads May Go Into

A degree in accounting 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
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	27,970	$38,300
Accountants and Auditors	20,100	$70,780
Financial Managers	7,520	$119,820
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks	3,210	$40,720
Financial Analysts	3,010	$78,290

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.