Graduate Programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Graduate School Overview

Purdue University Fort Wayne (referred to as IPFW) is a Public, 4 years school located in Fort Wayne, IN. It is classified as a Master's College and University (medium programs) school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Master's degree.

The school is accredited by Higher Learning Commission (7/1/1969 - Current[Estimated Date]).

IPFW Directory Information
School Name	Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW)
Address	2101 E Coliseum Blvd, Fort Wayne, IN 46805-1499
Phone	260-481-4739
Web	https://www.ipfw.edu
Online Application	https://www.pfw.edu/admissions/apply
Financial Info	https://www.pfw.edu/offices/financial-aid

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Purdue University Fort Wayne is $6,647 for Indiana residents and $15,046 for out-of-state students. The school has 679 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 9,069 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 123 graduate programs through Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate. Among them, 5 programs are available online classes.

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Public, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$15,046 $6,647 for Indiana Residents
Student Population	679
Offered Degrees/Programs	Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master's, and Post-Master Certificate
Number of Programs	123 graduate programs (5 programs available online learning)
Student to Faculty Ratio	13 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Purdue University Fort Wayne is $6,647 for Indiana residents and $15,046 for out-of-state students for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $370 for Indiana residents and $836 for out-of-state students.

Purdue University Fort Wayne offers the alternative tuition plans.

Purdue University Fort Wayne offers the distance education programs. All course works for completing a degree program can be done through online exclusively for graduate programs. In addition, the distance learning courses are offered for students who are not enrolled online exclusively.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	5 Online Programs Available
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Purdue University Fort Wayne is $6,647 for Indiana residents and $15,046 for other students. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 1.46% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Indiana Residents		Out-of-State
	Tuition	Fees	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$5,590	$661	$13,487	$661
2019-2020	$5,682	$671	$13,710	$671
2020-2021	$5,776	$682	$13,936	$682
2021-2022	$5,860	$692	$14,138	$692
2022-2023	$5,945	$702	$14,344	$702

The graduate school tuition & fees of IPFW is relatively inexpensive compared to public graduate schools in Indiana. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,518 and the Indiana graduate tuition is $19,577 (public) / $20,669 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Purdue University Fort Wayne	$6,647	$15,046
All Graduate Schools	$16,002	$19,518
Public	$11,454	$20,592
Private	$19,594
Indiana Graduate Schools	$15,230	$19,940
Public	$8,784	$19,577
Private	$20,669

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $13,613 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Purdue University Fort Wayne. On-campus living costs are increased by 2.02% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $13,613. Off-campus living costs are increased by 2.02% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$9,242	$3,258	$9,242	$3,258
2019-2020	$9,620	$3,417	$9,620	$3,417
2020-2021	$8,765	$3,509	$8,765	$3,509
2021-2022	$9,842	$3,502	$9,842	$3,502
2022-2023	$10,111	$3,502	$10,111	$3,502

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $370 for Indiana residents and $836 for other students at Purdue University Fort Wayne. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 1.46% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Indiana Residents	Out-of-State
2018-2019	$347	$786
2019-2020	$353	$799
2020-2021	$359	$812
2021-2022	$364	$824
2022-2023	$370	$836

Graduate Programs at IPFW

Purdue University Fort Wayne offers 28 graduate programs for Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 220 students have completed their study at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Offered Degrees at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	18	203
Post Bachelor's Degree	9	17
Post Master's Degree	1	0
Total	28	220

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne by award level.

The most popular Post-graduate Certificate program is the Statistics program with 9 completers.
The most popular Master's program is the Business/Commerce program with 65 completers.

Post-graduate Certificate
Master's

Popular Post-graduate Certificate Programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Statistics	✕	9	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	3	-
Health Communication	✕	2	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Accounting	✕	1	-

Popular Master's Programs at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business/Commerce	✕	65	$70,400
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	-
Engineering	✕	16	-
Computer Science	✕	15	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	14	-

Purdue University Fort Wayne offers 28 programs through Master's and Post-Graduate Certificate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 220 students have completed their graduate studies.

203 students have earned/completed Master's program.
17 students have earned/completed Post-Bachelor's program.

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Computer Science	✕	15	-
Education [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	11	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	3	-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	✕	21	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	5	-
Secondary Education and Teaching	✕	1	-
Engineering [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Engineering	✕	16	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Engineering/Industrial Management	✕	7	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	5 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	12	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	11	-
Human Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Public Administration	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	14	-
Music Therapy/Therapist	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	73 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	65	$70,400
Organizational Leadership	✕	3	-
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	✕	5	-
	Total	203

Post-Bachelor's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Health Communication	✕	2	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Special Education and Teaching	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Engineering	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Linguistics	✕	0	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Statistics	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	0	-
Organizational Leadership	✕	3	-
Accounting	✕	1	-
	Total	17

Post-Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Educational Leadership and Administration	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Graduate Student Population at IPFW

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 530 students enrolled into Purdue University Fort Wayne graduate schools where it has total 9,069 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 220 full-time and 310 part-time graduate students. By gender, 247 male and 283 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	530	247	283
Full-time	220	115	105
Part-tme	310	132	178

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 314 White (59.25%), 33 Black/African American (6.23%), 25 Hispanic (4.72%), 18 Asian (3.40%), and 140 students with other races. 123 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	530	247	283
American Indian/Native American	1	0	1
Asian	18	9	9
Black/African American	33	15	18
Hispanic	25	9	16
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	0	0	0
White	314	142	172
Two More	12	4	8
Un-Known	4	2	2
Non-resident Alien	123	66	57

Purdue University Fort Wayne offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 61 graduate students (11.51% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 122 graduate students (23.02% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	530
Enrolled Online Exclusively	61
Enrolled Some Online Courses	122
Not in Online Courses	347

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Purdue University Fort Wayne. 191 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.04% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.19%), 19 students are aged above 50 (3.58%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Purdue University Fort Wayne.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	530	247	283
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	15	8	7
Age 22-24	176	74	102
Age 25-29	137	70	67
Age 30-34	74	30	44
Age 35-39	47	22	25
Age 40-49	61	31	30
Age 50-64	19	12	7

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