Bachelor's+5% vs national median50 grads tracked
Physics at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Ranked 53rd of 165 bachelor's programs in Physics by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$65,634
middle 50%: $29,948 – $84,259
Median · 5 years out
$79,787
middle 50%: $54,656 – $100,094
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physics (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of Purdue University Fort Wayne's bachelor's program in Physics earn a median $65,634 one year after graduating, rising to $79,787 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $76,251 for this field, ranking 53rd of 165 reporting programs.
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.
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Paid off in
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,274 total interest
Same major at other universities
Weber State University
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Commonwealth University
$80,624 · 5 yrs out
Hampden Sydney College
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts at Boston
$80,205 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Institute of Technology
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Georgia
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
$79,641 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Columbia
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Missouri - Kansas City
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Presbyterian College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
Miami University
$79,032 · 5 yrs out
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