Top Ranked Programs
Aquinas College's program mix is anchored in business and professional fields, reflecting the institution's applied, career-focused identity. Business Administration is the largest program with 45 graduates, followed by Psychology, General, Teacher Education, Kinesiology, and General Studies. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 329 students annually, several deliver strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with regional employer demand. The earnings pattern reflects Business as the dominant concentration. Accounting leads with median earnings of $76,274 four years after enrollment and graduates 15 students annually. Business Administration graduates earn $74,404, while Kinesiology delivers $51,806 and Communication and Media Studies earns $48,075. These programs cluster in applied professional fields where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect immediate labor-market outcomes in accounting, finance, management, and related disciplines. The program portfolio emphasizes direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings signal sustainable career entry rather than graduate-school-dependent trajectories. Business Administration and related business-track programs represent the institution's core economic signature, with cohort scale and earnings outcomes that support employer recruitment and alumni network density in the Grand Rapids region and beyond. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these applied-professional fields align with labor-market demand in the Midwest.