Music Therapy at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Every music therapy school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the music therapy 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. Of the 94 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 10 of them were music therapy majors.

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

PFW Music Therapy Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Music Therapy

PFW Music Therapy Rankings

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

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 music therapy major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Music Therapy. 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 Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	14
Most Focused Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	21
Most Focused Music Therapy Schools	22
Most Popular Music Therapy Schools	22
Best Value Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	24
Most Focused Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	26
Most Popular Music Therapy Master’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value Music Therapy Schools	33
Best Music Therapy Bachelor’s Degree Schools	50
	51
	53
Best Music Therapy Schools	54

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in music therapy from PFW. This is the #26 most popular school for music therapy master’s degree candidates in the country.

Music Therapy Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Music Therapy Bachelor’s Program

Of the 10 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Music Therapy from PFW in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. The typical music therapy bachelor's degree program is made up of only 15% men. So male students are more repesented at PFW since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in music therapy 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 therapy.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That Music Therapy Grads May Go Into

A degree in music therapy 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
Therapists	1,350	$44,400

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.