Liberal Arts General Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,135 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 84 of them were liberal arts general studies majors.

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

PFW Liberal Arts General Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Liberal Arts

Online Classes Are Available at PFW

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

PFW does offer online education options in liberal arts for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

PFW Liberal Arts General Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks liberal arts programs across the country. The following shows how PFW performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The liberal arts major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Liberal Arts General Studies. 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	113
	698
Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	754
Most Popular Liberal Arts General Studies Schools	962

How Much Do Liberal Arts Graduates from PFW Make?

The median salary of liberal arts students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $31,586. This is less than $32,253, which is the national average of all liberal arts majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Liberal Arts Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Liberal Arts General Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Liberal Arts General Studies from PFW in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical liberal arts bachelor's degree program is made up of only 35% men. So male students are more repesented at PFW since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in liberal arts 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 liberal arts.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	58
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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

Careers That Liberal Arts Grads May Go Into

A degree in liberal arts 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

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.