Top Ranked Programs
Gonzaga University's program mix is anchored in business, engineering, and professional fields — a portfolio shaped by the institution's Jesuit educational mission and regional market positioning in the Pacific Northwest. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 260 graduates, followed by Psychology, General, Biology, General, Nursing, and Accounting. Across 32 programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with professional and applied-business pathways. The earnings pattern reflects Gonzaga's strength in business and engineering fields. Computer Science leads with median earnings of $121,512 four years after enrollment, with 44 graduates. Accounting follows with 68 graduates earning $96,396, and Nursing delivers $95,155 for 82 graduates. Mechanical Engineering and Business/Commerce, General round out the highest-earning programs, with graduates earning $93,816 and $84,459 respectively. These programs cluster in applied professional and technical fields where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect regional and national labor-market demand. The program-mix signature — with Business representing 25% of degrees, Social Sciences at 13%, and Engineering at 9% — positions Gonzaga as a professional and applied-sciences-oriented private institution. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these dominant program families align with labor-market growth and regional employer recruitment patterns in the Pacific Northwest.