Sociology at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Every sociology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the sociology 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, 4 of them were sociology majors.

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

PFW Sociology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology

Online Classes Are Available at PFW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PFW offers distance education options for sociology at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

PFW Sociology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The sociology major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Sociology. 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
Most Popular Online Sociology Schools	60

Sociology Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Sociology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Sociology from PFW in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in sociology 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 sociology.

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

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

Related Majors

• Anthropology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

Careers That Sociology Grads May Go Into

A degree in sociology 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
Sociology Professors	320	$78,640

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.