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Concordia University-Saint Paul Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Concordia University-Saint Paul?

Nursing is the largest program at Concordia University-Saint Paul, awarding 319 degrees a year and posting median earnings of $93,347 four years after completion. Azimuth ranks it #75 nationally in its field.

Computer Science graduates earn the most, at $105,577, though the program awards only 29 degrees a year. Azimuth ranks it #127 nationally.

Criminal Justice is the university's strongest program by national rank, at #5 in its field, with 33 degrees awarded and median earnings of $73,060. Kinesiology and Physical Education, by contrast, awards 109 degrees and posts median earnings of $49,571, ranking #147 nationally.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Health professions375 · 39.6%
  • Business196 · 20.7%
  • Parks and recreation109 · 11.5%
  • Psychology53 · 5.6%
  • Family and consumer sciences50 · 5.3%
  • Other165 · 17.4%

24 of 24 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer Science 29 degrees awarded
$105,577
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 319 degrees awarded
$93,347
Human Resources Management and Services 29 degrees awarded
$79,708
Business Administration, Management and Operations 110 degrees awarded
$77,037
Marketing 29 degrees awarded
$76,183
Health and Medical Administrative Services 29 degrees awarded
$75,912

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer Science29$105,577#127
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing319$93,347#75
Human Resources Management and Services29$79,708#18
Business Administration, Management and Operations110$77,037#92
Marketing29$76,183#77
Health and Medical Administrative Services29$75,912#15
Criminal Justice and Corrections33$73,060#5
Accounting and Related Services22$70,669#213
Biology, General small degree count14$69,651—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services50$55,294#19
Psychology, General53$52,447#179
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness109$49,571#147
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods28$40,801#225
Communication and Media Studies small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Design and Applied Arts small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Public Health small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count6Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Concordia University-Saint Paul?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
319
Business Administration, Management and Operations
110
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
109
Psychology, General
53
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
50
Criminal Justice and Corrections
33
Computer Science
29
Health and Medical Administrative Services
29
Human Resources Management and Services
29
Marketing
29

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Concordia University-Saint Paul majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Criminal Justice and Corrections#5
  2. Health and Medical Administrative Services#15
  3. Human Resources Management and Services#18
  4. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services#19
  5. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#75
  6. Marketing Included by program size#77
  7. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#92
  8. Computer Science Included by program size#127
  9. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#147
  10. Psychology, General Included by program size#179

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Concordia University-Saint Paul concentrates its bachelor's degrees in health and business fields. The largest family is Health Professions at 39.6% of degrees awarded, then Business at 20.7% and Parks, Recreation & Fitness at 11.5%.

The earnings a graduate sees four years after completion depend heavily on the program chosen. Azimuth evaluates programs using four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation.

Across the catalog, 13 programs publish four-year earnings and 12 hold an Azimuth national rank. Nursing is the largest program, with 319 degrees awarded and median earnings of $93,347 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #75 within its field. Criminal Justice, a smaller program at 33 degrees a year, ranks #5 within its field and reports median earnings of $73,060 four years after completion.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.