Graduates of Purdue University Northwest earn median 4-year earnings of $73,337, placing Purdue University Northwest in the 74.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $15,457 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 92.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Purdue University Northwest #221 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 603 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,935, ranked #87 nationally in its major. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods reports 59 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,224, ranked #130 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 57 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,326, ranked #194 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 53 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $69,186, ranked #203 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Purdue University Northwest earn median 4-year earnings of $73,337, placing Purdue University Northwest in the 74.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $15,457 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 92.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Purdue University Northwest #221 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 603 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,935, ranked #87 nationally in its major. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods reports 59 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,224, ranked #130 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 57 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,326, ranked #194 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 53 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $69,186, ranked #203 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Purdue University Northwest earn median 4-year earnings of $73,337, placing Purdue University Northwest in the 74.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $15,457 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 92.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Purdue University Northwest #221 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 603 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,935, ranked #87 nationally in its major. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods reports 59 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,224, ranked #130 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 57 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,326, ranked #194 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 53 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $69,186, ranked #203 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Purdue University Northwest's program mix is anchored in Health, with meaningful enrollment in business, education, and liberal arts fields. Business accounts for 17% of graduates, Engineering represents 7%, and Education makes up 4% — a distribution that reflects the university's regional mission serving northwest Indiana's healthcare and professional workforce needs. Across 37 programs serving roughly 1,564 students annually, 23 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold. Nursing is the program combining the largest cohort scale with strong earnings, graduating 603 students with median earnings of $88,935 four years after enrollment. Azimuth ranks Nursing #55 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The highest four-year earnings at Purdue University Northwest come from Mechanical Engineering, where 48 graduates earn $91,229; Azimuth ranks that program #150 nationally for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Other sizable programs include Teacher Education (59 graduates, $49,224) and Communication and Media Studies (57 graduates, $49,326). Several of Purdue University Northwest's strongest-earning programs — particularly nursing and health fields — are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly into roles with steady regional demand. Programs like Biology, General and Accounting serve students who may be oriented toward grad-school-dependent or locally anchored career tracks where four-year earnings undercount longer-term trajectory. The supply-demand map provides context for how these program families align with national labor-market demand, and the program-ranking methodology explains how Azimuth evaluates programs across cohort scale, earnings, and benchmark performance.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Purdue University Northwest earn median 4-year earnings of $73,337, placing Purdue University Northwest in the 74.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $15,457 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 92.9 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Purdue University Northwest #221 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 603 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,935, ranked #87 nationally in its major. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods reports 59 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,224, ranked #130 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 57 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,326, ranked #194 nationally in its major. Accounting and Related Services reports 53 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $69,186, ranked #203 nationally in its major.
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