Purdue University Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana · Public

Of 38 assessed programs, 37 leave graduates out-earning a typical Indiana high-school graduate (about $36,492/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 95 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$8,306
$30k to $48k	$8,703
$48k to $75k	$12,444
$75k to $110k	$18,430
$110k and up	$20,224
All families (average)	$13,171

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

38 of 133 programs could be assessed 29% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Indiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$63,627	+$27,135	clears the bar	$20,003	0.7 yrs	131
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$45,525	+$9,033	clears the bar	$22,828	2.5 yrs	108
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$44,299	+$7,807	clears the bar	$20,500	2.6 yrs	75
Business	Master's Degree	$113,001	+$76,509	clears the bar	$19,974	0.3 yrs	65
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,533	+$8,041	clears the bar	$17,488	2.2 yrs	61
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,366	+$13,874	clears the bar	$18,000	1.3 yrs	50
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,816	+$24,324	clears the bar	$23,000	0.9 yrs	44
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$101,396	+$64,904	clears the bar	$25,500	0.4 yrs	39
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,619	+$10,127	clears the bar	$22,068	2.2 yrs	31
Public Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$53,257	+$16,765	clears the bar	$20,375	1.2 yrs	31
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$81,259	+$44,767	clears the bar	$27,000	0.6 yrs	26
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$47,614	+$11,122	clears the bar	$17,340	1.6 yrs	26
English	Bachelor's Degree	$38,113	+$1,621	clears the bar	$15,986	9.9 yrs	24
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$67,236 1-year earnings	+$30,744	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	22
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$60,385	+$23,893	clears the bar	$49,043	2.1 yrs	21
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$37,718	+$1,226	clears the bar	$22,806	18.6 yrs	18
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$43,893 1-year earnings	+$7,401	clears the bar	$16,500	2.2 yrs	17
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$38,682	+$2,190	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,075	+$48,583	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$73,342	+$36,850	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Gerontology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$51,839	+$15,347	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	$73,576	+$37,084	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biology	Master's Degree	$42,937 1-year earnings	+$6,445	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$83,291	+$46,799	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$44,227	+$7,735	clears the bar	$24,750	3.2 yrs	11
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$46,723	+$10,231	clears the bar	$28,371	2.8 yrs	9
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$69,013	+$32,521	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$72,564	+$36,072	clears the bar	$21,784	0.6 yrs	6
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	$44,909	+$8,417	clears the bar	$21,932	2.6 yrs	6
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$27,749 1-year earnings	-$8,743	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$56,817 1-year earnings	+$20,325	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$46,046	+$9,554	clears the bar	$19,500	2.0 yrs	0
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,582	+$13,090	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Bachelor's Degree	$57,814	+$21,322	clears the bar	$22,313	1.0 yrs	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$70,428	+$33,936	clears the bar	$26,000	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Bachelor's Degree	$42,133	+$5,641	clears the bar	$22,303	4.0 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$74,918	+$38,426	clears the bar	$24,772	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	Master's Degree	$122,581	+$86,089	clears the bar	$50,646	0.6 yrs	insufficient data
Human Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Research Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Biology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Economics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
International Relations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Data Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mathematics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomedical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Agricultural/Animal/Plant/Veterinary Science and Related Fields, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Manufacturing Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Political Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Architectural Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Civil Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Materials Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,492/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.