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Political Science at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Political Science at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you plan to study political science, 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 Political Science section at the bottom of this page.

PFW Political Science Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Poly Sci

PFW Political Science Rankings

The poly sci major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Political Science. 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.

Poly Sci Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Political Science Bachelor’s Program

42% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of poly sci bachelor's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in poly sci 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 poly sci.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Poly Sci Grads May Go Into

A degree in poly sci 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
Managers 7,290 $71,560
Political Science Professors 210 $97,460

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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