Purdue University Northwest (Purdue Northwest) is a four-year, public school located in Hammond, IN.
It offers 39 graduate programs - 21 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 9 Post-bachelor's, and 6 Post-master's. The 2025 average graduate tuition & fees is $6,638 for in-state and $11,960 for out-of-state students.
A total of 850 students is enrolled in graduate schools out of total 9,051 students at Purdue Northwest. Purdue Northwest offers online graduate programs and 215 out of 850 graduate students have enrolled online exclusively.
You can find Purdue Northwest's health profession programs at health professions information page.
Graduate Program Overview
For the academic year 2024-2025, the average graduate school tuition & fees is $6,638 for Indiana residents and $11,960 for out-of-state students. It offers thirty-nine (39) graduate programs and some programs are offered through distance learning.
Graduate Programs Key Facts
| School Name | Purdue University Northwest |
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| Type | Four-year, Public |
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| Address | 2200 169th Street, Hammond, IN |
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| Graduate School Students | 777 students
215 students enrolled online exclusively |
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| Tuition & Fees (2024-2025) | In-State$6,638
Out-of-State$11,960 |
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| Student to Faculty | 17:1 (5.88%) |
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| Number of Graduate Programs | Total 39 Graduate Programs
21 Master's, 3 Doctorate, 15 Post graduate certificates |
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2025 Graduate Program Tuition at Purdue University Northwest
The following tables describe 2024-2025 graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University Northwest with tuition changes over the last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. For Indiana residents, the tuition & fees are $6,638 and $11,960 for non-Indiana residents.
The tuition per credit hours for part-time students (or full-time students who taking extra credits) is $330 for Indiana residents and $612 for out-of-state students.
2025 Graduate School Tuition, Fees, and Living Costs
| In-State | Out-of-State |
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| Tuition | $6,237 | $11,559 |
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| Fees | $401 | $401 |
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| Cost per Credit | $330 | $612 |
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| Books & Supplies | $598 |
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| Room & Board | $8,907 (On-Campus) / $9,333 (Off-Campus) |
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| Personal Expenses | $4,212 (On-Campus) / $5,023 (Off-Campus) |
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| On-Campus Total | $20,355 | $25,677 |
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| Off-Campus Total | $21,592 | $26,914 |
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Graduate Program Tuition Changes (2021-2025)
| 2020-2021 | 2021-2022 | 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 |
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| In-State | $6,457 | $6,303 | $6,407 | $6,430 | $6,638 |
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| Out-of-State | $11,633 | $11,356 | $11,544 | $11,585 | $11,960 |
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Conferred Degrees and Graduate Programs by Major
Purdue University Northwest offers Masters, Doctorate, Post-Bachelor's Certificate, Post-Master's Certificate graduate degree/certificate programs through 39 major areas - 21 Master's (3 online programs), 3 Doctorate (1 online programs), 9 Post-Bachelor's, 6 Post-Master's (2 online programs). 370 students have been conferred Master's degree and 3 students have received Doctorate degree last year.
The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree and gender.
Total Number of Conferred Graduate Degree
| Master's | Doctorate |
Post-Bachelor's | Post-Master's |
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| Total | 370 | 3 | 18 | 6 |
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| Men | 164 | - | 12 | - |
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| Women | 206 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
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Below, you can check major programs and concentration for each area of study with offered degrees and completers. ONLINE denotes the program offered by distance learning (online degree).
You may want to see all graduate schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| Social Work | |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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| Master's | Doctorate | Post-BS | Post-MS |
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| History | 10 |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
NOT OFFER |
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Graduate Student Population
Purdue Northwest graduate schools have a total of 777 postgraduate students.
By gender, it has 312 male and 465 female postgrad students.
By attending status, there are 374 full-time and 403 part-time students in graduate schools. It offers distance learning for graduate programs, and 215 students enrolled through online exclusively and 67 students are taking some online graduate courses.
By race/ethnicity 251 White, 34 Black, and 19 Asian students are attending at Purdue University Northwest. The detail graduate enrollment distribution by race is shown in the below chart.
19 grad students are younger than 22 and 146 students are older than 65. It has 517 students aged between 22 and 30 and 158 students aged 30 to 40.
Graduate Students Gender Distribution
| Total | 777 |
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| Men | 312 |
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| Women | 465 |
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Graduate Students Attending Status Distribution
| Total | 777 |
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| Full-time Students | 374 |
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| Part-time Students | 403 |
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Graduate Students Race Distribution
| Total | 777 |
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| Asian | 19 |
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| Black | 34 |
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| Hispanic | 62 |
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Native Hawaiian /
Other Pacific Islander | 1 |
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| White | 251 |
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| Two or more races | 12 |
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| Un-Known | 114 |
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Graduate Students Age Distribution
| Total | 777 |
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| 21 & Under | 19 |
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| 22-24 | 311 |
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| 25-29 | 206 |
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| 30-34 | 93 |
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| 35-39 | 65 |
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| 40 & Over | 146 |
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Online Population
At Purdue University Northwest graduate schools, 215 students enrolled online exclusively and 67 students enrolled in some online courses.
Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 850 |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 215 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 67 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 568 |
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Graduate Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 215 |
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| Indiana Resident | 124 |
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| Other State In U.S. | 91 |
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| Outside of U.S. | 0 |
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