Graduates of Dominican University of California earn median 4-year earnings of $95,437, placing Dominican University of California in the 93.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $33,304 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Dominican University of California #27 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 115 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $149,622, ranked #4 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,913, ranked #48 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 44 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $75,913, ranked #24 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 25 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,339, ranked #70 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Dominican University of California earn median 4-year earnings of $95,437, placing Dominican University of California in the 93.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $33,304 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Dominican University of California #27 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 115 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $149,622, ranked #4 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,913, ranked #48 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 44 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $75,913, ranked #24 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 25 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,339, ranked #70 nationally in its major.
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Lower quartile, 10-year field
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Graduates of Dominican University of California earn median 4-year earnings of $95,437, placing Dominican University of California in the 93.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $33,304 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Dominican University of California #27 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 115 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $149,622, ranked #4 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,913, ranked #48 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 44 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $75,913, ranked #24 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 25 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,339, ranked #70 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Dominican University of California's program mix is anchored in health and applied sciences — a signature consistent with the institution's identity as a small private nonprofit university in the San Francisco Bay Area. Health fields form the core of degree output, with Business accounting for 11% of graduates, followed by Arts at 3% and Social Sciences at 2%. Across 12 programs, 6 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, serving roughly 377 students annually. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in health-adjacent and business programs. Nursing, with 115 graduates, leads the institution for median earnings four years after enrollment at $149,622, and Azimuth ranks it #2 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration follows with 45 graduates earning $88,913 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #95 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General and Biology, General round out the high-earning tier, with Azimuth ranking Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General #10 and Biology, General #61 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Nursing represents the institution's highest aggregate return program — combining meaningful cohort scale with strong earnings to anchor Dominican University of California's economic profile. On the enrollment side, Nursing is the largest program with 115 graduates, and Azimuth ranks it #2 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business Administration and Biology, General also draw substantial cohorts — 45 and 44 graduates respectively — with Azimuth ranking Business Administration #95 and Biology, General #61 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Health-oriented programs such as Nursing are direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings reflect labor-market outcomes; fields like Computer Game Programming are more likely grad-school-dependent, where four-year figures undercount longer-term trajectory. The provides context for how these program families align with national labor-market trends.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Dominican University of California earn median 4-year earnings of $95,437, placing Dominican University of California in the 93.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $33,304 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 99.0 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Dominican University of California #27 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 115 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $149,622, ranked #4 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 45 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $88,913, ranked #48 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 44 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $75,913, ranked #24 nationally in its major. Psychology, General reports 25 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,339, ranked #70 nationally in its major.
