Top Ranked Programs
Nursing anchors Daemen University's program portfolio as the highest aggregate-return major — combining enrollment scale with strong four-year earnings in a field that feeds directly into stable, in-demand healthcare roles. The university's program mix is concentrated in Health and related applied fields, with Business accounting for 10% of graduates, Arts for 5%, and Education for 3%. Across 14 programs serving roughly 364 students annually, 5 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold — a focused portfolio shaped by the university's health-sciences identity in western New York. The strongest national rankings at Daemen University cluster in health and science fields. Azimuth ranks Nursing #103 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 104 graduates earning median earnings of $94,312. Azimuth ranks Natural Sciences #2 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 100 graduates earning median earnings of $76,980. Azimuth ranks Social Work #41 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 19 graduates earning median earnings of $57,850 — a program where cohort scale relative to rank signals meaningful employer demand for graduates. The popular programs at Daemen University reflect two distinct labor-market pathways. Natural Sciences and Social Work are high-mobility, direct-to-workforce programs where four-year earnings reflect labor-market outcomes; Azimuth ranks Natural Sciences #2 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, with 100 graduates earning median earnings of $76,980. General Studies, by contrast, is a grad-school-dependent pathway where a meaningful share of graduates continue to graduate or professional study, meaning four-year earnings undercount the longer-term trajectory. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these health and science fields align with national labor-market demand.