General Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you are interested in studying general engineering, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University Fort Wayne. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from PFW.

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

PFW General Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering

PFW General Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how PFW performed in these rankings.

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 engineering major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Engineering. 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
Most Focused General Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	36

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in engineering from PFW. This makes it the #36 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

Engineering Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW General Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering from PFW. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering 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 engineering.

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

PFW General Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a master’s in engineering from PFW in 2021, 82% were men and 18% 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 engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering 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
Architectural and Engineering Managers	4,120	$123,180
Engineers	2,380	$73,340

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.