Top Ranked Programs
Cumberland University's program mix is anchored in business and professional fields, reflecting the institution's applied, career-focused identity. Nursing is the largest program with 65 graduates, followed by Business Administration, Kinesiology, Criminal Justice, and Psychology, General. The dominant program family, Business, accounts for a substantial share of degrees across 14 total programs, with 0 meeting Azimuth's ranking threshold. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in applied business and professional fields. Nursing leads with median earnings of $78,954 four years after enrollment across 65 graduates, followed by Business Administration with $60,477 and 8 graduates. Accounting delivers $51,366 for 8 graduates, while Criminal Justice and Psychology, General round out the higher-earning programs with $51,032 and $42,713 respectively. This pattern reflects Cumberland University's positioning as a professional-oriented private institution where business and applied-career pathways dominate the degree portfolio. Most of these programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect regional and national labor-market outcomes. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Cumberland University's dominant program families align with current labor-market demand and wage-growth trends in professional and business sectors.