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Registered Nursing at Purdue University Northwest

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.

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

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 Master’s Program

93% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of registered nursing master's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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Of the students who received a registered nursing master's degree from Purdue Northwest, 66% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 16
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 62
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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