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History at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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History at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Every history school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the history 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 history majors.

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

PFW History Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in History

PFW History Rankings

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

Earnings of PFW History Graduates

The median salary of history students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $24,748. This is less than $28,881, which is the national average of all history majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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History Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW History Bachelor’s Program

33% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 15 students who earned a bachelor's degree in History from PFW in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in history 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 history.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

Careers That History Grads May Go Into

A degree in history 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
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030
Managers 7,290 $71,560
History Professors 290 $83,760
Curators 210 $45,560
Museum Technicians and Conservators 180 $36,250

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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