Bachelor's-6% vs national median2,181 grads tracked
Education at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ranked 240th of 339 bachelor's programs in Education by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$37,323
middle 50%: $27,512 – $47,562
Median · 5 years out
$50,563
middle 50%: $41,376 – $59,576
Median · 10 years out
$56,595
middle 50%: $46,908 – $69,111
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Education (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Purdue Fort Wayne education graduates earn a $37k median salary in year one. Five-year earnings reach $51k.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.3 yrs
≈ $9,635 total interest
Same major at other universities
University of Akron (The)
$50,786 · 5 yrs out
College of Charleston
$50,781 · 5 yrs out
University of Toledo
$50,775 · 5 yrs out
Emory & Henry College
$50,652 · 5 yrs out
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
$50,615 · 5 yrs out
East Carolina University
$50,567 · 5 yrs out
Anderson University
$50,326 · 5 yrs out
Monmouth College
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Beaufort
$50,311 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southwestern State University
$50,307 · 5 yrs out
Winston-Salem State University
$50,264 · 5 yrs out
Emmanuel University
$50,245 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$127,241 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Master's)
$121,240 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Master's)
$110,938 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$107,834 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)
$102,996 · 5 yrs out
Computer Science (Bachelor's)
$93,945 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$89,353 · 5 yrs out
Computer Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)
$87,389 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$87,056 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)
$86,911 · 5 yrs out
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