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Nursing at Purdue University Fort Wayne

Every nursing school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the nursing 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. Of the 48 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 48 of them were nursing majors.

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

PFW Nursing Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Online Classes Are Available at PFW

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PFW offers distance education options for nursing at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

PFW Nursing Rankings

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

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 nursing major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Nursing. 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 Online Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 112
Most Popular Online Nursing Schools 139
Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 437
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 541
Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 694
Best Nursing Schools 798
Most Focused Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools 822
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Best Value Nursing Schools 1,225
Most Popular Nursing Schools 1,341
Most Focused Nursing Schools 1,696
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Earnings of PFW Nursing Graduates

The median salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $53,059. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $62,880 for all nursing students.

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Nursing Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Nursing Bachelor’s Program

92% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 48 nursing students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from PFW, about 8% were men and 92% were women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in nursing 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 nursing.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 38
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

Concentrations Within Nursing

Nursing majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
Registered Nursing 48

Careers That Nursing Grads May Go Into

A degree in nursing 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
Registered Nurses 67,870 $64,860
Medical and Health Services Managers 7,350 $101,720
Nurse Practitioners 4,780 $103,200
Nursing Instructors and Professors 1,350 $76,280
Nurse Anesthetists 690 $156,580

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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