Health Professions at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

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 Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

PFW Health Professions Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Health Professions (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
• Master’s Degree in Health Professions

PFW Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 7% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions 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 health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PFW Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 6% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 94% went to women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from PFW, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Health Professions

The following health professions concentations are available at Purdue University Fort Wayne. 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
Nursing	48
Communication Sciences	33
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	10
Dental Support Services	3

Related Majors

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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
Registered Nurses	67,870	$64,860
Nursing Assistants	30,220	$27,210
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	28,970	$55,210
Personal Care Aides	28,420	$22,830
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	15,480	$44,310

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.