Speech Communication at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Every speech communication school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the speech communication program at Purdue University Fort Wayne stacks up to those at other schools.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year.

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

PFW Speech Communication Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Speech Communication
• Master’s Degree in Speech Communication

PFW Speech Communication Rankings

The speech communication major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Speech Communication. 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.

Speech Communication Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Speech Communication Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of speech communication bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in speech communication 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 speech communication.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	29
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PFW Speech Communication Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of speech communication master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Speech Communication Grads May Go Into

A degree in speech communication 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
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160
Writers and Authors	420	$61,920

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
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.