Computer Graphics at Purdue University Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and has a total student population of 9,363. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students received a bachelor's degree in computer graphics from Purdue Northwest.

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

Purdue Northwest Computer Graphics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Graphics

Purdue Northwest Computer Graphics Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The computer graphics major at Purdue Northwest is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Graphics. 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 Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
Most Popular Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
	23
Most Focused Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Best Value Computer Graphics Schools	33
	40
Best Computer Graphics Schools	40
Most Popular Computer Graphics Schools	53
Most Focused Computer Graphics Schools	59

Computer Graphics Student Demographics at Purdue Northwest

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

Purdue Northwest Computer Graphics Bachelor’s Program

The computer graphics program at Purdue Northwest awarded 14 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 71% of these degrees went to men with the other 29% going to women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in computer graphics 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 computer graphics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Modeling, Virtual Environments & Simulation

Careers That Computer Graphics Grads May Go Into

A degree in computer graphics 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
Computer Programmers	5,010	$80,850
Graphic Designers	3,740	$45,030

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.