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Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, 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 has a total student population of 8,093.

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

PFW Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in ME

PFW Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The me major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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.

ME Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

3% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 97% of me bachelor's degrees went to men and 3% went to women.

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About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in me 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 me.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Purdue University Fort Wayne. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Mechanical Engineering 15

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in me 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
Mechanical Engineers 7,770 $82,510
Cost Estimators 4,360 $65,790
Architectural and Engineering Managers 4,120 $123,180
Aerospace Engineers 540 $95,390

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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