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# Fresno Pacific University Majors & Programs

Updated September 30, 2026

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## Which majors earn the most at Fresno Pacific University?

The highest-earning program at Fresno Pacific University is Nursing, where graduates earn a median of $112,178 four years after completion. It is a small program, with 9 degrees awarded a year.

The largest programs sit in education and business. Subject-Area Teacher Education awards 109 degrees a year, and [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) it #10 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Graduates earn a median of $61,005. Business Administration and Management is nearly as large, at 108 degrees awarded, with median earnings of $70,983. Azimuth ranks it #136 in its field.

### 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.

-   Education**195 · 29.7%**
-   Business**125 · 19.0%**
-   Family and consumer sciences**98 · 14.9%**
-   Public administration**81 · 12.3%**
-   Health professions**36 · 5.5%**
-   Other**122 · 18.6%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

23 of 23 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 9 degrees awarded**
$112,178

**Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians 5 degrees awarded**
$88,542

**Business Administration, Management and Operations 108 degrees awarded**
$70,983

**Health and Medical Administrative Services 10 degrees awarded**
$66,778

**Social Work 81 degrees awarded**
$61,951

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas 109 degrees awarded**
$61,005

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing small degree count | 9 | $112,178 | — |
| Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians small degree count | 5 | $88,542 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 108 | $70,983 | #136 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services small degree count | 10 | $66,778 | — |
| Social Work | 81 | $61,951 | #10 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 109 | $61,005 | #10 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 86 | $60,338 | #15 |
| Psychology, General | 34 | $52,695 | #203 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | 98 | $51,756 | #22 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count | 9 | $51,624 | — |
| Bible/Biblical Studies small degree count | 6 | $51,475 | — |
| Communication and Media Studies small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biology, General small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Criminology small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Accounting and Related Services small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Marketing small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## What are the largest programs at Fresno Pacific University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**
109

**Business Administration, Management and Operations**
108

**Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**
98

**Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**
86

**Social Work**
81

**Psychology, General**
34

**Criminology**
17

**Health and Medical Administrative Services**
10

**Communication and Media Studies**
9

**Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness**
9

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. [Program data and definitions](#page-sources)

## How do Fresno Pacific University majors rank nationally?

### National program rankings

1.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas**#10**
2.  Social Work**#10**
3.  Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods**#15**
4.  Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services**#22**
5.  Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size**#136**
6.  Psychology, General Included by program size**#203**

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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## Further analysis

Outcomes at Fresno Pacific University depend heavily on which field a student chooses. [Azimuth ranks](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) programs by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, together with median debt and cohort size, not by reputation.

11 programs publish earnings data, and 6 hold an Azimuth national rank. The three largest degree families are Education at 29.7% of degrees awarded, Business at 19.0%, and Family & Consumer Sciences at 14.9%.

Award counts reflect degrees conferred in a single academic year, not the number of distinct students. Program earnings cover federally aided completers four years after completion.

Subject-Area Teacher Education, the largest program at 109 degrees awarded, ranks #10 nationally and shows median earnings of $61,005. Teacher Education ranks #15 with median earnings of $60,338. Social Work also ranks #10 nationally, with median earnings of $61,951.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).