General Economics at Purdue University Fort Wayne

What traits are you looking for in a general economics school? To help you decide if Purdue University Fort Wayne is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's general economics program.

PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and has a total student population of 8,093. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in general economics from PFW.

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

PFW General Economics Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Economics

PFW General Economics Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks general economics 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 general economics major at PFW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Economics. 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
	432
	449
	518
	521

General Economics Student Demographics at PFW

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

PFW General Economics Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of general economics bachelor's degrees went to men and 17% went to women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general economics 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 economics.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

Careers That General Economics Grads May Go Into

A degree in general economics 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
Managers	7,290	$71,560
Economics Professors	300	$126,230
Survey Researchers	100	$59,300
Economists	100	$84,740

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.