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Molloy University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Molloy University?

Molloy University awards bachelor's degrees across 14 fields with published four-year earnings, and Azimuth ranks 8 of them nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings spread is anchored by Nursing, the university's largest program, where completers earn a median of $117,011 four years after completion.

Azimuth ranks the program #16 nationally (#3 in New York) on 489 degrees awarded. Allied Health Professions follows at $111,267 with 13 degrees awarded.

Among the larger programs, Special Education and Teaching reaches $71,781 on 32 degrees awarded. Business Administration and Management reports $66,051 and an Azimuth national rank of #264 on 28 degrees awarded.

The health-professions cluster reports higher median earnings than the business and education programs shown.

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 professions549 · 62.0%
  • Business87 · 9.8%
  • Education52 · 5.9%
  • Homeland security34 · 3.8%
  • Biological sciences33 · 3.7%
  • Other131 · 14.8%

23 of 23 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 489 degrees awarded
$117,011
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 13 degrees awarded
$111,267
Accounting and Related Services 24 degrees awarded
$92,683
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 15 degrees awarded
$74,070
Special Education and Teaching 32 degrees awarded
$71,781
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 26 degrees awarded
$71,097

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 Nursing489$117,011#16
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count13$111,267—
Accounting and Related Services24$92,683#78
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count15$74,070—
Special Education and Teaching32$71,781—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities26$71,097#19
Business Administration, Management and Operations28$66,051#264
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count15$62,479—
Marketing22$62,286#173
Social Work small degree count11$59,130—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count17$55,878—
Psychology, General25$53,334#207
Criminal Justice and Corrections34$52,820#156
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft23$34,822#116
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Biology, General33Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other22Too few graduates to report—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count6Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Molloy University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
489
Criminal Justice and Corrections
34
Biology, General
33
Special Education and Teaching
32
Business Administration, Management and Operations
28
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
26
Psychology, General
25
Accounting and Related Services
24
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
23
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
22

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

How do Molloy University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing#16
  2. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities#19
  3. Accounting and Related Services Included by program size#78
  4. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Included by program size#116
  5. Criminal Justice and Corrections Included by program size#156
  6. Marketing Included by program size#173
  7. Psychology, General Included by program size#207
  8. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#264

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

Outcomes at Molloy University vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 8 ranked programs and 14 with published earnings data.

The degree mix is concentrated in Health Professions, which accounts for 62.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 9.8% and Education at 5.9%. Award counts here are degrees conferred in one academic year, not distinct students.

Nursing is the largest single program at 489 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #16 nationally and #3 in New York. Its completers report median earnings of $117,011 four years after completion.

Allied Health Professions, a much smaller program at 13 degrees, reports earnings of $111,267. Accounting graduates earn $92,683, and the program ranks #78 nationally. Across all fields, 4.8% of degrees are in STEM.

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.