Chemistry at Purdue University Fort Wayne

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

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093. Of the 1,135 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2,021, 1 of them were chemistry majors.

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

PFW Chemistry Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Chemistry (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry

PFW Chemistry Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the chemistry progam at PFW compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 chemistry major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Chemistry. 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
	1
Best Chemistry Basic Certificate Schools	2
Best Value Chemistry Schools	87
Best Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Most Focused Chemistry Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,056
Most Focused Chemistry Schools	1,066

How Much Do Chemistry Graduates from PFW Make?

The median salary of chemistry students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $39,051. This is 5% higher than $37,104, which is the national average for all chemistry bachelor's degree recipients.

Chemistry Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Chemistry Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in chemistry from PFW.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Materials Sciences
• Physics

Careers That Chemistry Grads May Go Into

A degree in chemistry 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
Chemists	2,820	$69,690
Natural Sciences Managers	1,720	$65,270
Environmental Scientists and Specialists	850	$62,590
Chemistry Professors	370	$91,480

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.