Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093. Of the 1,135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 15 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Mechanical Engineering Schools	245

How Much Do ME Graduates from PFW Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $61,729. This is less than $65,190, which is the national average of all ME majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

Of the 15 ME students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from PFW, about 87% were men and 13% were women.

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Computer Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• General Engineering

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Abhijitsathe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.