Degree Programs Overview

Purdue University Fort Wayne offers 124 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 7 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 1,471 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at IPFW. 1,054 students completed bachelor's programs and 265 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at IPFW. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's6NOT OFFERED593821
Bachelor's5651,054483571
Master's18NOT OFFERED265131134
Post-Graduate Certificate10NOT OFFERED15510
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate312783642

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Purdue University Fort Wayne. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians program has the highest salary ($71,227) after graduation and the Construction Engineering Technologies program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $59,608 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians $71,227$5,936$27,000$286
Construction Engineering Technologies $59,608$4,967$21,784$231
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $55,597$4,633$24,772$263
Business/Commerce, General $50,227$4,186$20,003$212
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions $46,663$3,889$22,313$237
Business Administration, Management and Operations $42,453$3,538$23,000$244
Criminal Justice and Corrections $42,039$3,503$19,500$207
Public Administration $41,519$3,460$20,375$216
Hospitality Administration/Management $40,597$3,383$21,932$233
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods $38,503$3,209$22,828$242
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities $37,178$3,098$20,500$217
Communication $36,858$3,072$22,068$234
Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Business/Commerce, General $88,532$7,378$19,974$227
Educational Administration and Supervision $51,831$4,319--
Student Counseling and Personnel Services $43,573$3,631$49,043$558

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

At the school, the Business/Commerce Bachelor program has the most completers of 170 and the Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other) Bachelor program has the second most completers of 79 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Gay/Lesbian StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 353 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health CommunicationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Computer and Information SciencesNOT OFFERED 4 9ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4267 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 13NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Educational Leadership and AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED19 NOT OFFERED 6
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED 1
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED30 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 662 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 310 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kindergarten/Preschool Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
English/Language Arts Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Social Studies Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language Teacher EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 116 NOT OFFERED 0
Bioengineering and Biomedical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Civil EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 6NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 17NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 33NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 15 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Industrial Technology/Technician1 2 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Quality Control Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 7 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Applied Linguistics13 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 218 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 79ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 5916 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
BiochemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Mathematics2 NOT OFFERED 1818 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
StatisticsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Gerontology6 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Data Science, GeneralNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Chemistry3 NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physics1 NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Materials ChemistryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Chemical Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 25 NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Experimental Psychology8 NOT OFFERED 55NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Safety StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 3NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Public AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 233 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Economics (other)7 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs8 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 16NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 7ONLINENOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Interior DesignNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 10NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 14NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 25NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio ArtsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 9NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 30NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music PerformanceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 1NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED16 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/PathologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 22NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Music Therapy/TherapistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 50 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Bioethics/Medical EthicsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Commerce10 NOT OFFERED 17050 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED 6 2810 NOT OFFERED 2
Accounting2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Small Business Administration/Management10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Actuarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor'sMaster'sDoctoratePost-Graduate
Business/Commerce10 NOT OFFERED 17050 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 0
Organizational LeadershipNOT OFFERED 6 2810 NOT OFFERED 2
Accounting2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 2
Small Business Administration/Management10ONLINE NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 11NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel AdministrationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Actuarial ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 4NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED 20NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED

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