Computer Science at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 37 compsci majors received their bachelor's degree from PFW.

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

PFW Computer Science Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in CompSci
• Master’s Degree in CompSci

PFW Computer Science Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the compsci progam at PFW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The compsci major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Computer Science. 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 Science Master’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools	47
Best Value Computer Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools	141

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in compsci from PFW. This makes it the #104 most popular school for compsci master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of PFW CompSci Graduates

The median salary of compsci students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $59,540. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $63,247 for all compsci students.

CompSci Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Computer Science Bachelor’s Program

Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in compsci from PFW in 2021, 97% were men and 3% were women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in compsci 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	25
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

PFW Computer Science Master’s Program

Of the 29 compsci students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from PFW, about 83% were men and 17% were 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 compsci.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Information Technology

Careers That CompSci Grads May Go Into

A degree in compsci 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
Software Applications Developers	9,770	$88,570
Computer Programmers	5,010	$80,850
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,860	$124,490
Systems Software Developers	3,610	$90,850
Computer Workers	2,610	$79,310

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.