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Holy Family University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Holy Family University?

The earnings spread across programs at Holy Family University is wide, and the largest program is also the best-paid one. Nursing graduates earn a median of $95,869 four years after completion, from 290 degrees awarded a year.

Azimuth ranks it #64 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Business Administration and Management is a much smaller program at 40 degrees awarded, with median earnings of $81,021.

That is 1.19x the national median for the field. At the more moderate end, Psychology reports $51,374 from 39 degrees awarded, and Criminal Justice reports $56,861 from 21 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks Criminal Justice #125 nationally within 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.

  • Health professions299 · 58.5%
  • Business51 · 10.0%
  • Education42 · 8.2%
  • Psychology39 · 7.6%
  • Biological sciences38 · 7.4%
  • Other42 · 8.2%

14 of 14 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 290 degrees awarded
$95,869
Business Administration, Management and Operations 40 degrees awarded
$81,021
Accounting and Related Services 11 degrees awarded
$76,379
Biology, General 31 degrees awarded
$67,285
Criminal Justice and Corrections 21 degrees awarded
$56,861
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods 21 degrees awarded
$53,935

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing290$95,869#64
Business Administration, Management and Operations40$81,021#111
Accounting and Related Services small degree count11$76,379—
Biology, General31$67,285#105
Criminal Justice and Corrections21$56,861#125
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods21$53,935#95
Psychology, General39$51,374#221
Computer Programming small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Special Education and Teaching small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General small degree count9Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Holy Family University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
290
Business Administration, Management and Operations
40
Psychology, General
39
Biology, General
31
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
21
Criminal Justice and Corrections
21
Special Education and Teaching
16
Accounting and Related Services
11
Fine and Studio Arts
9
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
9

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

How do Holy Family University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#64
  2. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Included by program size#95
  3. Biology, General Included by program size#105
  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#111
  5. Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#125
  6. Psychology, General Included by program size#221

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

Further analysis

More than half of all bachelor's degrees awarded at Holy Family University fall under a single program family. Azimuth evaluates programs using four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt levels, and cohort size rather than reputation.

Outcomes differ substantially depending on the field a student selects. The university publishes four-year earnings for 7 bachelor's programs, and Azimuth ranks 6 of them nationally.

Health Professions accounts for 58.5% of degrees awarded, followed by Business at 10.0% and Education at 8.2%. Nursing is the largest program, with 290 degrees awarded and median earnings of $95,869 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks it #64 nationally and #4 in Pennsylvania. Teacher Education, a smaller program at 21 degrees, ranks #95 in its field with earnings of $53,935.

Data & methodology

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.