Which Purdue Fort Wayne major has the lowest debt?

Electrical Engineering graduates leave with a median of $17,550 in federal loans, the lowest among 22 Purdue Fort Wayne bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Purdue Fort Wayne cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,532 a year, and $22,887 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,171 a year.

How many Purdue Fort Wayne programs report graduate pay?

25 bachelor's programs at Purdue Fort Wayne report first-year pay, and 22 of them also report federal debt.

Purdue Fort Wayne Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Purdue University Fort Wayne
Public university
Fort Wayne, IN
5,484 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

25 Purdue Fort Wayne bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,046), and English the least ($24,853). The median program pays $42,902.

In-state tuition and fees$9,532Per year. Out-of-state $22,887

Average net price after aid$13,171Per year

Graduation rate36%Within 6 years

Admission rate84%Of applicants

All 25 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Indiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Indiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Indiana
1	NursingGraduates a year not reported	$70,046	$72,916	$27,000	19th of 27
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 17 graduates a year	$67,236	Not reported	$17,550	9th of 9
3	Mechanical Engineering TechnologyAbout 30 graduates a year	$65,385	$83,383	$27,000	4th of 5
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 33 graduates a year	$64,534	Not reported	Not reported	9th of 9
5	Computer ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$61,354	Not reported	$24,375	9th of 13
6	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$58,954	$73,207	$22,590	2nd of 2
7	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsGraduates a year not reported	$51,836	Not reported	$26,000	7th of 8
8	Dental Hygiene and AssistingGraduates a year not reported	$51,095	$61,653	$25,082	5th of 5
9	Information TechnologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$50,248	Not reported	Not reported	2nd of 2
10	BusinessAbout 175 graduates a year	$46,950	$60,589	$22,764	7th of 12
11	MathematicsAbout 19 graduates a year	$43,893	Not reported	$21,500	7th of 7
12	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 10 graduates a year	$43,576	Not reported	$30,000	11th of 14
13	Business AdministrationAbout 28 graduates a year	$42,902	$58,316	$24,000	24th of 28
14	Teacher EducationAbout 113 graduates a year	$41,090	$46,902	$25,834	21st of 26
15	CommunicationsAbout 35 graduates a year	$39,712	$47,998	$25,289	4th of 17
16	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 79 graduates a year	$39,564	$46,772	$24,106	6th of 18
17	Criminal JusticeAbout 3 graduates a year	$36,059	$53,379	$25,000	16th of 20
18	Public AdministrationAbout 23 graduates a year	$34,780	$52,883	$22,242	3rd of 3
19	Mental Health and Addiction ServicesGraduates a year not reported	$34,603	$42,914	$22,809	3rd of 4
20	Hospitality ManagementAbout 11 graduates a year	$34,013	$47,292	$24,772	4th of 6
21	Experimental PsychologyAbout 55 graduates a year	$32,031	Not reported	$20,487	1st of 3
22	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 34 graduates a year	$27,775	$41,562	$26,873	5th of 8
23	SociologyAbout 7 graduates a year	$27,749	Not reported	Not reported	10th of 10
24	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 10 graduates a year	$27,517	Not reported	$27,000	6th of 7
25	EnglishAbout 21 graduates a year	$24,853	$37,112	$17,888	11th of 12

Program names link to the program's own page, and Indiana ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Indiana programs in the field do too.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

2 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$70,046
Electrical Engineering$67,236
Mechanical Engineering Technology$65,385
Mechanical Engineering$64,534
Computer Science$61,354

Lowest median debt

Electrical Engineering$17,550
English$17,888
Experimental Psychology$20,487
Mathematics$21,500
Public Administration$22,242

Largest programs

BusinessAbout 175 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 113 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 79 graduates a year
Experimental PsychologyAbout 55 graduates a year
Computer ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,046 in their first year, the most of 25 Purdue Fort Wayne bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Indiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels