Career outcomes brief

Indiana University-Northwest Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Indiana University-Northwest graduates earn?

The reported median is $59,535 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $2,234 per year.

The return picture at Indiana University-Northwest rests on above-peer earnings and earnings beyond expectations. Azimuth places its return in the 54th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $1,922 more than expects for similar students, an earnings-beyond-expectations measure: the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students. That result is in the 62nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $2,199. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $277.

Federally aided completers working and not enrolled earn a median $59,535 four years after completion, in the 49th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; earnings are $2,234 above it. Both comparisons point to the same return picture.

At Indiana University-Northwest, earnings scenarios show a broad earnings span based on the program mix. The downside earnings scenario is $44,736, and the upside scenario is $80,952; these scenarios are models rather than observed groups of graduates.

Among higher-earning fields, Allied Health Professions has median earnings of $86,888 four years after completion. Nursing is at $82,626, and Dental Support Services and Allied Professions is at $67,468. Those field figures give the modeled range concrete context.

Modeled from the program mix, 29.3% is the estimated share of graduates who continue to graduate study, rather than an observed enrollment figure. Four-year earnings cover federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, so graduates pursuing further study are outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $59,535
Rank for difference from expectations: 62nd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Indiana University-Northwest reported median: $59,535
Peer schools comparable schools · $2,234 below Indiana University-Northwest: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $1,922 below Indiana University-Northwest: $57,613

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $44,736
Median · reported: $59,535
Higher estimate: $80,952

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Indiana University-Northwest graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Indiana University-Northwest graduates’ reported earnings are $1,922 above that expectation, the 62nd percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Indiana University-Northwest caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Indiana University-Northwest report the highest earnings?

Allied Health Professions graduates earn $86,888 four years after completion, the highest figure of any program. Azimuth ranks it #22 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field and #1 in Indiana.

The program awards 25 degrees a year. Nursing is the largest program, with 73 degrees awarded, median earnings of $82,626, and ranks #250 nationally and #7 in Indiana.

Psychology is nearly as large at 56 degrees, yet its graduates earn $45,323. Azimuth ranks it #273 within its field.

Business/Commerce sits between those levels, with 55 degrees a year and earnings of $56,211. Azimuth ranks it #60 within its field.

Health Professions is the largest program family at Indiana University-Northwest, accounting for 30.2% of bachelor's degrees awarded. The standout is Allied Health Professions, which Azimuth ranks #22 nationally and #1 in Indiana.

Graduates of that program earn a median of $86,888 four years after completion, from 25 degrees awarded a year. Nursing is the largest single program, ranked #250 nationally, with 73 degrees awarded and median earnings of $82,626.

Azimuth ranks 9 of the university's programs nationally. Business/Commerce ranks #60 nationally with 55 awards and earnings of $56,211. Criminal Justice ranks #74 nationally with 36 awards and earnings of $58,155.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions: $86,888
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $82,626
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions: $67,468
Criminal Justice and Corrections: $58,155
Business/Commerce, General: $56,211
Health and Medical Administrative Services: $54,525
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods: $54,088
Public Health: $53,988

Explore Indiana University-Northwest program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Program mix makes the modeled earnings range wide: a downside scenario of $44,736, a typical scenario of $59,535, and an upside scenario of $80,952. Allied Health Professions reaches $86,888 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Psychology is at $45,323.

These are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups, and the spread shows variation by field.

Indiana University-Northwest posts earnings near the middle of the national distribution, with median earnings of $59,535 four years after completion. This measure covers federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled.

Azimuth places the earnings measure in the 49th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 790 completers. The typical earnings scenario is $59,535, based on the program mix.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, adds a second lens. Graduates earn about $1,922 more than the model expects for similar students.

An estimated 29.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. Middle-range reported earnings and above-expected earnings point in a similar direction.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.