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Early Childhood Education at Purdue University Northwest

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Early Childhood Education at Purdue University Northwest

What traits are you looking for in a child development school? To help you decide if Purdue University Northwest is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's child development program.

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in child development from Purdue Northwest.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Early Childhood Education section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Northwest Early Childhood Education Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Child development

Purdue Northwest Early Childhood Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the child development progam at Purdue Northwest compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The child development major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Early Childhood Education. 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 Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
86
Best Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 110
Best Value Early Childhood Education Schools 112
Best Early Childhood Education Schools 151
162
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 302
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools 374
Most Popular Early Childhood Education Schools 641
Most Focused Early Childhood Education Schools 775

Child development Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Early Childhood Education Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students earned a bachelor's degree in child development from Purdue Northwest. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in child development at Purdue Northwest are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That Child development Grads May Go Into

A degree in child development 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
Preschool Teachers 6,510 $27,250
Kindergarten Teachers 2,000 $51,290

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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