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Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you plan to study communication and media studies, take a look at what Purdue University Fort Wayne has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in communications from PFW.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Communication & Media Studies section at the bottom of this page.

PFW Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Communications
  • Master’s Degree in Communications

PFW Communication & Media Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the communications progam at PFW 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 communications major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication & Media Studies. 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 Communication & Media Studies Schools 363
Most Popular Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 377
Most Focused Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 497

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in communications from PFW. This makes it the #161 most popular school for communications master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of PFW Communications Graduates

The median salary of communications students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $33,885. This is 4% higher than $32,435, which is the national average for all communications bachelor's degree recipients.

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Communications Student Demographics at PFW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the communications majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

PFW Communication & Media Studies Bachelor’s Program

73% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The communications program at PFW awarded 30 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 27% of these degrees went to men with the other 73% going to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communications at PFW 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 Fort Wayne with a bachelor's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

PFW Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

67% Women
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in communications from PFW. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men.

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Of the students who received a communications master's degree from PFW, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne with a master's in communications.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

PFW also has a doctoral program available in communications. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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 Fort Wayne.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
Public Relations Specialists 3,850 $53,870
Editors 1,110 $51,800
Reporters and Correspondents 820 $46,830
Radio and Television Announcers 510 $43,160

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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