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Industrial & Management Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

Industrial & Management Engineering at Purdue University Northwest

If you plan to study industrial and management engineering, take a look at what Purdue University Northwest has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363.

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

Purdue Northwest Industrial & Management Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Management

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.

Purdue Northwest does offer online education options in industrial management for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Bachelor’s Degree
  • Master’s Degree

Purdue Northwest Industrial & Management Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks industrial management programs across the country. The following shows how Purdue Northwest performed in these rankings.

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 industrial management major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Industrial & Management Engineering. 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 Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools 7
Best Value Industrial & Management Engineering Schools 7
Most Popular Online Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 7
Most Popular Online Industrial & Management Engineering Trade Schools 7
Best Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 24
Best Industrial & Management Engineering Trade Schools 26
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Most Focused Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 36
Most Focused Industrial & Management Engineering Trade Schools 38
Most Popular Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 38
Most Popular Industrial & Management Engineering Trade Schools 40

Industrial Management Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Industrial & Management Engineering Bachelor’s Program

43% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in industrial management from Purdue Northwest. About 57% were men and 43% were women. The typical industrial management bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% women. So female students are more repesented at Purdue Northwest since its program graduates 22% more women than average.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in industrial management at Purdue Northwest are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities in its industrial management bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Industrial Management Grads May Go Into

A degree in industrial management 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
Industrial Production Managers 5,740 $98,840
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,120 $123,180
Industrial Engineering Technicians 2,860 $49,900

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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