General Business/Commerce at Purdue University Fort Wayne

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what Purdue University Fort Wayne has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093. Of the 227 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University Fort Wayne in 2021, 160 of them were general business/commerce majors.

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

PFW General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in General Business (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

PFW General Business/Commerce Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. 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
	27
	28
	34
	40
	52
	52
	60
	62
	67
	70
	160
	170
	258

In 2021, 54 students received their master’s degree in general business from PFW. This makes it the #44 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of PFW General Business Graduates

The median salary of general business students who receive their bachelor's degree at PFW is $41,756. This is less than $42,524, which is the national average of all general business majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

General Business Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

Of the 160 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in general business from PFW in 2021, 62% were men and 38% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	116
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

PFW General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 54 general business students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from PFW, about 65% were men and 35% were women.

Of the students who received a general business master's degree from PFW, 61% 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 general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	33
International Students	12
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Concentrations Within General Business/Commerce

General Business/Commerce 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
General Business/Commerce	214

Related Majors

• Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods
• Hospitality Management
• Business Administration & Management

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business 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
General and Operations Managers	54,610	$103,370
Management Analysts	10,030	$83,000
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Industrial Production Managers	5,740	$98,840
Sales Managers	5,000	$129,020

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.