Top Ranked Programs
John Carroll University's program mix is anchored in business and professional fields, reflecting the university's Jesuit identity and focus on career-ready education. Finance is the largest program with 103 graduates, followed by Digital Marketing, Kinesiology, Biology, General, and Communication and Media Studies. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 845 students annually, the institution concentrates in applied business, health professions, and STEM fields aligned with employer demand in the Cleveland region and beyond. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in Accounting, where graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $86,546, and Finance, where median earnings reach $84,728. Business Administration graduates earn $78,272 four years after enrollment, while Digital Marketing and Biology, General round out the highest-earning programs with median earnings of $73,881 and $69,024 respectively. These programs reflect the institution's strength in quantitative, applied-professional, and health-adjacent fields where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect regional and national labor-market outcomes. The program-mix signature emphasizes Business at 40%, Social Sciences at 10%, and Education at 3%, positioning John Carroll University as a career-focused private institution in a major Midwest market. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these dominant program families align with regional and national labor-market demand.