Top Ranked Programs
Mount St. Joseph University's program mix is anchored in health professions and nursing — a signature aligned with the institution's Catholic, health-sciences-focused identity. Nursing is the largest program with 36 graduates annually, followed by Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General, Kinesiology, Business Administration, and Biology, General. Across 19 programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering strong four-year earnings outcomes in applied health and business fields. The earnings pattern reflects the institution's concentration in direct-to-workforce health professions. Nursing graduates earn median earnings of $78,664 four years after enrollment, while Business Administration graduates earn $63,257, and Biology, General graduates earn $59,945. Kinesiology rounds out the highest-earning cluster with median earnings of $49,004. These outcomes correspond to the institution's strength in nursing, healthcare administration, and applied business fields where employers recruit actively and starting salaries reflect immediate labor-market demand. Business represents 13% of graduates, making it the dominant program family, with Education at 10% and Arts at 4%. This concentration in health and applied-professional fields is characteristic of a regional Catholic institution serving the Cincinnati market, where healthcare and nursing pathways offer stable, in-demand career trajectories. 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 strength.