Public Administration at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you plan to study public administration, take a look at what Purdue University Fort Wayne has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093.

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

PFW Public Administration Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Public Admin
• Master’s Degree in Public Admin

PFW Public Administration Rankings

The public admin major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Public Administration. 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.

Public Admin Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Public Administration Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of public admin bachelor's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in public admin 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 public admin.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

PFW Public Administration Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of public admin master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a public admin master's degree from PFW, 67% 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 public admin.

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

Concentrations Within Public Administration

Public Administration majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Public Administration	52

Related Majors

• Human Services

Careers That Public Admin Grads May Go Into

A degree in public admin 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
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Chief Executives	4,220	$148,730
Social and Community Service Managers	2,210	$61,180
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers	1,940	$95,120

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.