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Purdue University Northwest

⌖ Hammond, IN · 29 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$8,386 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

10.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
−4%Modeled 10-year ROI
$64,593Observed earnings · year 5
Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$8,386at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$204,3160
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4
6
8
−$8,38610
Years after graduationBreak-even: 10.4 years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$8,675
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuition$16,094
Sticker price
Average net price$6,079
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$15,571
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$6,079Average net price / year
$15,571Cost of attendance
$64,593Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.9%Completion rate
72.4%Admission rate
5,671Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

85thEarnings percentile
28thCompletion percentile
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$58,694Year 1
$73,337Year 4
$64,593Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$119,4472Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$96,2063Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$91,2294Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$88,9355Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$88,4616Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$88,1587Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians · Bachelor's Degree$85,2428Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$84,514

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree$119,447Not available
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree$96,206$26,471
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree$91,229$25,250
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree$88,935$24,552
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree$88,461Not available
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree$88,158Not available
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$85,242$25,000
Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree$84,514$28,250
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's Degree$84,288$25,625
Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree$82,075Not available
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$75,365$18,700
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$69,186$25,099
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree$67,466$26,486
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree$65,912$23,078
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree$64,815Not available
MarketingBachelor's Degree$63,333$25,437
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree$57,191$28,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree$51,349$29,517
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree$49,326$28,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's Degree$49,224$27,000
SociologyBachelor's Degree$48,830$24,500
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$48,094$24,750
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree$46,277$26,500
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree$42,322$23,929
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree$39,664$26,649
Behavioral SciencesBachelor's Degree$37,956$16,012
English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree$34,560$26,279
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's Degree$29,630$17,750
Hospitality Administration/ManagementBachelor's DegreeNot available$29,169

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.