COLLEGE + DEGREE OUTCOMES
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering bachelor's degree at Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, IN · Public
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The short version
There is not enough evidence for a firm comparison.
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- Debt as a share of earnings
- Not available
- Highest price with a positive payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Modeled 10-year payoff
- Not available: earnings are missing
- Available price data
- College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS
Graduate outcomes from several angles.
Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT
Size, aid and an earnings floor.
The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.
Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$35,051Informational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earningsNot availableA like-for-like comparison is unavailable
Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,171
Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.
02 · BORROWING$17,550
Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.
03 · EARNINGSNot available
Observed median earnings four full years after completion.
04 · REPAYMENT$186/mo
Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Published college costs provide the starting point.
Your exact offering, aid, residency and time to finish determine the price you actually pay.
Enter my price →AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,171Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$22,183Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE83.9%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE36.3%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?
Reported earnings after completion.
Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?
Repayment pressure is not available
Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.
Gross monthly earningsNot available
Estimated loan payment$186
20borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
Not available vs. $100,647
The like-for-like difference is unavailable.
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?
Related occupations, wages and outlook.
Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.
BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.Architectural and Engineering Managers$155,810 median wageIN estimate · 4,610 jobs · 11-9041$127,360–$178,280 middle 50% of IN wages+5.5% projected U.S. growth · 14,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEngineering Teachers, Postsecondary$106,010 median wageIN estimate · 1,500 jobs · 25-1032$83,570–$139,380 middle 50% of IN wages+7.8% projected U.S. growth · 3,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeElectronics Engineers, Except Computer$112,200 median wageIN estimate · 1,420 jobs · 17-2072$93,330–$136,990 middle 50% of IN wages+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 4,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeEngineers, All Other$120,880 median wageIN estimate · 1,540 jobs · 17-2199$86,820–$139,410 middle 50% of IN wages+3.7% projected U.S. growth · 8,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeElectrical Engineers$102,670 median wageIN estimate · 4,000 jobs · 17-2071$81,690–$127,190 middle 50% of IN wages+9.9% projected U.S. growth · 11,400 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeAerospace Engineers$107,400 median wageIN estimate · 440 jobs · 17-2011$85,080–$135,450 middle 50% of IN wages+8.3% projected U.S. growth · 3,800 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degreeComputer Hardware Engineers$98,350 median wageIN estimate · 320 jobs · 17-2061$92,250–$116,850 middle 50% of IN wages+9.1% projected U.S. growth · 4,100 openings/yrTypical entry: Bachelor's degree
CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS
Where graduates work five years later
The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.
Manufacturing
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
Wholesale Trade
Construction
Public Administration
Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.
Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.
Indiana University-Indianapolis
$1,503 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $97,841
- Debt
- $25,603
- Annual net price
- $11,668
Purdue University Northwest
$7,092 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $96,206
- Debt
- $26,471
- Annual net price
- $6,079
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology
$1,569 less debt · $3,298 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $117,813
- Debt
- $15,981
- Annual net price
- $9,873
University of Washington-Bothell Campus
$2,550 less debt · $852 lower annual net price
- Earnings
- $116,010
- Debt
- $15,000
- Annual net price
- $12,319
DATA QUALITY
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June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release
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