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DeSales University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at DeSales University?

At DeSales University, the highest program earnings sit in health-focused fields, while business and biology fall at more moderate levels four years after completion. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences reports median earnings of $124,965 and 35 degrees awarded.

Nursing follows with median earnings of $91,887 across 110 degrees awarded. Among other large programs, Business Administration and Management posts median earnings of $79,595 with 63 degrees awarded, and Biology posts $76,125 with 40 degrees awarded.

The figures place the health-focused programs at the higher end of this group and the business and biology fields at a more moderate level.

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 professions166 · 26.6%
  • Business158 · 25.4%
  • Homeland security58 · 9.3%
  • Visual and performing arts55 · 8.8%
  • Biological sciences40 · 6.4%
  • Other146 · 23.4%

23 of 23 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 35 degrees awarded
$124,965
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 110 degrees awarded
$91,887
Business Administration, Management and Operations 63 degrees awarded
$79,595
Biology, General 40 degrees awarded
$76,125
Accounting and Related Services 35 degrees awarded
$74,169
Marketing 38 degrees awarded
$72,203

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
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other35$124,965—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing110$91,887—
Business Administration, Management and Operations63$79,595—
Biology, General40$76,125—
Accounting and Related Services35$74,169—
Marketing38$72,203—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count17$70,430—
Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count19$64,556—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness32$64,161—
Criminal Justice and Corrections41$64,020—
Psychology, General33$60,001—
Film/Video and Photographic Arts small degree count12$46,847—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft32$42,571—
Dance small degree count11$36,515—
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other small degree count10Not reported—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods22Not reported—
Mathematics small degree count8Not reported—
Theological and Ministerial Studies small degree count7Not reported—
Homeland Security small degree count17Not reported—
Political Science and Government small degree count6Not reported—
Health and Medical Administrative Services21Not reported—
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count5Not reported—
History small degree count9Not reported—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at DeSales University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
110
Business Administration, Management and Operations
63
Criminal Justice and Corrections
41
Biology, General
40
Marketing
38
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
35
Accounting and Related Services
35
Psychology, General
33
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
32
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
32

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

How do DeSales University majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

The return on a bachelor's degree at DeSales University depends heavily on the program. Program rankings here rest on four-year earnings among completers, debt, and cohort size, not reputation.

The university has 14 programs with published earnings data. Health Professions and Business dominate the degree mix, at 26.7% and 25.4% of degrees awarded.

Security & Protective Services is third at 9.3%. Award counts are degrees conferred in one academic year.

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences reports the highest four-year earnings, at $124,965, from 35 degrees awarded. Program earnings cover federally aided completers.

Nursing is the largest program, with 110 degrees awarded and median earnings of $91,887.

Data & methodology

A missing figure does not mean zero. 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.