Master's · Fort Wayne, Indiana
Is Student Counseling and Personnel Services at Purdue University Fort Wayne worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $52,628
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $64,861
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $39,627
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $42k (likely $42k – $42k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $28 a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in IN
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$215k (likely −$317k – −$109k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$165k (likely −$391k – $89k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Purdue University Fort Wayne
- Business/Commerce, General (Master's)$113,001
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$101,396
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$85,075
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$83,291
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$81,259
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor's)$73,576
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate's)$73,342
- Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Bachelor's)$72,564
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$69,013
- Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's)$63,627
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$60,816
- Public Administration (Bachelor's)$53,257
Student Counseling and Personnel Services at other schools in Indiana
- Indiana University-Bloomington$59,694
- Ball State University$59,019
- Indiana University-Southeast$56,719
- Indiana University-South Bend$56,394
- Indiana University-Indianapolis$55,419
- Indiana State University$55,314
- Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion$55,138
- Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global$55,138
- Butler University$52,745