Information Technology at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you plan to study information technology, 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 approximately 8,093 students attend the school each year. Of the 68 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 22 of them were information technology majors.

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

PFW Information Technology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in IT

PFW Information Technology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The IT major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Information Technology. 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 Focused Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	75
Most Popular Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Best Value Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	83
	90
Best Information Technology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	97
Best Information Technology Schools	260
Best Value Information Technology Schools	279
	298
Most Popular Information Technology Schools	332
Most Focused Information Technology Schools	417

How Much Do IT Graduates from PFW Make?

The median salary of IT students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $50,136. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $51,250 for all IT students.

IT Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Information Technology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Information Technology from PFW in 2020-2021, 86% were men and 14% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in IT 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 IT.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentrations Within Information Technology

The following IT 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
Information Technology Management	22

Related Majors

• Computer Information Systems
• Computer Science

Careers That IT Grads May Go Into

A degree in IT 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
Computer User Support Specialists	10,270	$46,990
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Network and Computer Systems Administrators	6,710	$75,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers	4,860	$124,490
Computer Network Architects	3,620	$88,210

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.