Communication & Media Studies at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you are interested in studying communication and media studies, you may want to check out the program at Purdue University Fort Wayne. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received their master's degree in communications.

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

PFW Communication & Media Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Communications

PFW Communication & Media Studies Rankings

Communications Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW Communication & Media Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in communications from PFW in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in communications each year. PFW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a communications master's degree from PFW, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University Fort Wayne with a master's in communications.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Careers That Communications Grads May Go Into

A degree in communications 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
Public Relations Specialists	3,850	$53,870
Editors	1,110	$51,800
Reporters and Correspondents	820	$46,830
Radio and Television Announcers	510	$43,160

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.