Bachelor's-15% vs national median185 grads tracked
Mathematics at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ranked 251st of 327 bachelor's programs in Mathematics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$45,638
middle 50%: $33,090 – $56,605
Median · 5 years out
$59,172
middle 50%: $43,300 – $83,042
Median · 10 years out
$64,402
middle 50%: $48,624 – $97,057
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Mathematics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Purdue University Fort Wayne reports a median first-year salary of $46k for Mathematics. Ten-year median earnings for this degree stand at $64k.
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?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
6.9 yrs
≈ $7,778 total interest
Same major at other universities
SUNY College at Brockport
$59,612 · 5 yrs out
Sul Ross State University
$59,402 · 5 yrs out
University of South Carolina Upstate
$59,353 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$59,335 · 5 yrs out
State University of New York College at Potsdam
$59,335 · 5 yrs out
Norfolk State University
$59,187 · 5 yrs out
University of West Georgia
$59,081 · 5 yrs out
Fairmont State University
$58,998 · 5 yrs out
Western Illinois University
$58,968 · 5 yrs out
Missouri Southern State University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
North Carolina Central University
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Superior
$58,704 · 5 yrs out
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