Communication Sciences at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year.

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

PFW Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences
• Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences

PFW Communication Sciences Rankings

The communication sciences major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. 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.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of communication sciences bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 4% men. So male students are more repesented at PFW since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

PFW Communication Sciences Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a communication sciences 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 communication sciences.

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 Communication Sciences

Communication Sciences majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University Fort Wayne. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Speech Pathology & Audiology	33

Related Majors

• Dental Support Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing

Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,480	$73,780
Audiologists	220	$72,280

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

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