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Health Professions at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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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. In 2021, 94 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from PFW.

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

Online Classes Are Available at PFW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PFW offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

PFW Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions 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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools 529
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools 1,176
Best Health Professions Schools 1,623
Best Value Health Professions Schools 1,659
2,420

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in health professions from PFW. This is the #1,181 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

90% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The health professions program at PFW awarded 94 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 10% of these degrees went to men with the other 90% going to women.

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About 80% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 75
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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

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

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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