Top Ranked Programs
Gardner-Webb University's program mix is anchored in health professions and applied professional fields, reflecting the institution's identity as a private, faith-based university with deep roots in healthcare education. Nursing is the largest program with 96 graduates, followed by Business Administration, Clinical, Counseling and Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology, Criminal Justice, and Teacher Education. Across 21 total programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with the institution's health-professions focus. The earnings pattern reflects the dominance of applied health and business fields. Nursing leads with median four-year earnings of $75,117 from 96 graduates, while Computer Science delivers $68,175 from 22 graduates. Business Administration graduates earn $61,489, and Accounting and Criminal Justice round out the highest-earning cohorts with $58,918 and $51,709 respectively. These outcomes are concentrated in fields where regional healthcare demand and professional credentialing create stable career pathways and consistent wage growth. Most of Gardner-Webb University's ranked programs are high-mobility direct-to-workforce pathways, particularly in nursing, allied health, and business fields where graduates enter employment immediately and earnings reflect labor-market outcomes. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how the institution's health-professions concentration aligns with national workforce demand in one of the fastest-growing occupational clusters.