Top Ranked Programs
Adelphi University's program mix is anchored in health, social services, and applied professional fields — a signature that reflects the university's identity as a career-oriented private institution in the New York metropolitan area. Health accounts for the largest share of degree output at 11%, followed by Social Sciences at 4% and Arts at 4%. Across 33 programs, 17 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, serving roughly 1,243 students annually. The program with the strongest combination of scale and earnings is Nursing, which anchors Adelphi University's economic profile by pairing meaningful cohort size with competitive four-year earnings. Among the most popular programs, Nursing program graduates 430 students with median earnings of $112,945 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #28 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Psychology, General and Biology, General also enroll large cohorts — 94 and 89 graduates respectively — with four-year median earnings of $61,393 and $75,921, reflecting the university's depth in health and human-services fields where stable hiring demand supports consistent graduate outcomes. The highest-earning programs at Adelphi University are concentrated in clinical and applied health disciplines. Nursing leads with median earnings of $112,945 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #28 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Accounting and Artificial Intelligence follow with four-year median earnings of $100,895 and $77,155 respectively — fields where graduates enter licensed, in-demand roles with relatively direct pathways to employment. For context on how these program families align with national labor-market trends, see [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/).