Communication Sciences at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Every communication sciences school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the communication sciences 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. In 2021, 33 communication sciences majors received their bachelor's degree from PFW.

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

PFW Communication Sciences Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences

PFW Communication Sciences Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The communication sciences major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Communication Sciences. 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 Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	127
Most Focused Communication Sciences Schools	143
Best Value Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Best Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
	235
Best Value Communication Sciences Schools	240
Most Popular Communication Sciences Schools	245
Most Focused Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	277
Most Popular Communication Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	277
Best Communication Sciences Schools	283
	296

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in communication sciences from PFW. This is the #278 most popular school for communication sciences master’s degree candidates in the country.

Communication Sciences Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 33 communication sciences majors earned their bachelor's degree from PFW. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women. The typical communication sciences bachelor's degree program is made up of only 5% men. So male students are more repesented at PFW since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in communication sciences 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 communication sciences.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within Communication Sciences

If you plan to be a communication sciences major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Speech Pathology & Audiology	33

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• Dental Support Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
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Careers That Communication Sciences Grads May Go Into

A degree in communication sciences 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
Speech-Language Pathologists	2,480	$73,780
Audiologists	220	$72,280

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.