Career outcomes brief

Molloy University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

How much do Molloy University graduates earn?

The reported median is $96,058 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $27,808 per year.

Molloy University delivers strong earnings outcomes for graduates, with the return in the 98th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $31,176 more than expects for similar students, a result in the 99th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $5,611. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $25,565.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $863. Four years after completion, completers earn a median of $96,058, in the 96th percentile nationally.

That figure is above the peer median of $68,250 for comparable institutions (same type and size), a gap of $27,808. The combination of a large earnings advantage over the model and a wide lead over the peer median points to a strong return for graduates.

The earnings scenarios at Molloy University span from a downside of $54,172 to an upside of $117,011 four years after completion, with the typical scenario at $96,058. That range reflects the variation across the university's 14 programs with published earnings data.

The highest-earning program, Nursing, reaches a median of $117,011. Several other programs also show strong outcomes: Allied Health Professions completers earn $111,267, and Accounting completers earn $92,683.

Four-year earnings figures count only completers who are working and not enrolled, so they miss anyone in graduate school. An estimated 26.6% of Molloy University graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

That share is large enough that the median earnings snapshot likely understates the eventual earnings of many completers, particularly in health professions where advanced credentials are common.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $96,058
Rank for difference from expectations: 99th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Molloy University reported median: $96,058
Peer schools comparable schools · $27,808 below Molloy University: $68,250
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $31,176 below Molloy University: $64,882

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $54,172
Median · reported: $96,058
Higher estimate: $117,011

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Molloy University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Molloy University graduates’ reported earnings are $31,176 above that expectation, the 99th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Molloy University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Molloy University report the highest earnings?

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.

Molloy University publishes earnings data for 14 bachelor's programs, 8 of which hold an Azimuth national rank. The university awards most of its degrees in health professions, and the largest program, Nursing, accounts for 489 degrees awarded.

It ranks #16 nationally and #3 in New York, with a median of $117,011 four years after completion. The next-largest programs with published earnings are Criminal Justice (34 degrees awarded, median $52,820), Special Education and Teaching (32 degrees awarded, median $71,781), Business Administration and Management (28 degrees awarded, median $66,051), and Liberal Arts and General Studies (26 degrees awarded, median $71,097).

The highest-earning program outside of nursing is Allied Health Professions, which awarded 13 degrees and shows a median of $111,267.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $117,011
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions: $111,267
Accounting and Related Services: $92,683
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services: $74,070
Special Education and Teaching: $71,781
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities: $71,097
Business Administration, Management and Operations: $66,051
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods: $62,479

Explore Molloy University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings vary widely by field, a pattern captured in earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix. The downside earnings scenario sits at $54,172, the typical scenario at $96,058, and the upside scenario reaches $117,011.

Anchoring the range in named programs, Nursing graduates earn a median of $117,011 four years after completion, while the lowest-earning among the largest programs, Criminal Justice, sits at $52,820. The wide spread reflects the university's heavy concentration in health professions, where earnings are strong, alongside fields with more moderate returns.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $96,058. That figure is drawn from an earnings cohort of 1,216 completers and places Molloy University in the 96th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $31,176 more than the model expects for similar students. That gap sits at the 99th percentile.

Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, show a downside of $54,172 and an upside of $117,011. An estimated 26.6% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.

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.