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Music at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Music at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Every music school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music 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.

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

PFW Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music

PFW Music Rankings

The music major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music. 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.

Music Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Music Bachelor’s Program

32% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of music bachelor's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music 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 music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 27
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Music

The following music concentations are available at Purdue University Fort Wayne. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University Fort Wayne. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Music Performance 12
General Music 10

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music 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
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 2,030 $68,070
Music Directors and Composers 140 $66,460

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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