Top Ranked Programs
Linfield University's program mix is anchored in health sciences and professional fields, reflecting the institution's identity as a comprehensive private liberal arts university with deep clinical and applied-health roots. Nursing is the largest program with 238 graduates, followed by Kinesiology, Psychology, General, Business Administration, and Teacher Education. The institution offers 21 programs, with 0 meeting Azimuth's ranking threshold across a total student body of roughly 465 graduates annually. The program-earnings pattern reflects strength in applied health and professional pathways. Nursing leads with median 4-year earnings of $109,374 from 238 graduates, followed by Accounting at $78,683 and Business Administration at $77,983. Finance and Digital Marketing round out the highest-earning cluster. The concentration of earnings strength in health-related and clinical-preparation fields aligns with Linfield University's curricular focus and the labor-market demand for credentialed health professionals in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Several of these programs are direct-to-workforce pathways where graduates enter clinical or professional practice immediately—particularly nursing, health sciences, and allied health fields—where four-year earnings reflect entry-level professional compensation. Others, such as biology and chemistry, may lead to graduate or professional school for a meaningful share of students, meaning four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory for those cohorts. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Linfield University's dominant health-sciences portfolio aligns with regional and national labor-market trends in healthcare and life sciences.