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# Nazareth University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated October 1, 2026

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## How much do Nazareth University graduates earn?

The reported median is $57,472 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $55,915 as its benchmark; the difference is $1,557 per year.

Return at Nazareth University is held back by earnings that fall short of the model’s expectation. Graduates earn about $13,236 less than the model expects for similar students.

[Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/), the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 12th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $2,624.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $10,612. According to Azimuth, the return pillar sits in the 21st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled have median earnings of $57,472 four years after completion, in the 41st percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $55,915; earnings are $1,557 above it. Earnings are above the peer median but below the model’s expectation.

At Nazareth University, field choice makes the earnings picture more varied than the school-wide median alone suggests. From the program mix rather than observed groups, the downside earnings scenario is $45,351 and the upside scenario is $76,347.

Four years after completion, median earnings are $87,529 in Nursing, $79,225 in Finance, and $71,968 in Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences. Those field figures show why the school-wide median does not describe every field.

At Nazareth University, an estimated 33.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, an estimate derived from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Since four-year earnings include completers who are working and not enrolled, that estimate matters when reading the reported earnings.

**Median earnings · four years after completion**
$57,472

**Rank for difference from expectations**
12th percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

**Nazareth University reported median**
$57,472

**Peer schools comparable schools · $1,557 below Nazareth University**
$55,915

**Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $13,236 above Nazareth University**
$70,708

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](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

## How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $45,351 to $76,347, around the reported median of $57,472. Compare the lower scenario with [Nazareth University borrowing and monthly payments](/school/nazareth-university/cost/) to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

**Lower estimate**
$45,351

**Median · reported**
$57,472

**Higher estimate**
$76,347

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](/analysis/median-roi-hides-a-harsh-reality/) explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. [Read about the move to four-year earnings](/analysis/college-scorecard-2026-4-year-vs-10-year-earnings-2-2/).

## Do Nazareth 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](/methodology/#value-added).

Nazareth University graduates’ reported earnings are $13,236 below that expectation, the 12th 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 Nazareth University caused a student to earn. [Read how expected earnings are estimated](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/).

What explains value-added earnings?

**Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.**
\-$2,624

**Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.**
\-$10,612

**Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.**
\-$13,236

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

## Which fields at Nazareth University report the highest earnings?

Program-level earnings differ substantially at Nazareth University, with nursing at the higher end and other prominent fields at more moderate levels four years after completion. Nursing recorded median earnings of $87,529 and 48 degrees awarded.

Finance followed with $79,225 in median earnings across 9 degrees awarded. Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences had median earnings of $71,968 four years after completion, alongside 37 degrees awarded.

Marketing was more moderate at $70,378, with 11 degrees awarded. These fields show that the earnings picture varies by field, from the higher nursing and finance figures to the more moderate health-professions and marketing figures.

Health Professions is the largest program family at Nazareth University, accounting for 29.6% of bachelor’s degrees awarded. The program data cover 19 bachelor’s fields with published earnings, and the largest fields do not share a single earnings pattern.

Among those larger fields, Psychology awarded 67 degrees and had median earnings of $50,903 four years after completion; Nursing awarded 48 degrees and had median earnings of $87,529; Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences awarded 37 degrees and had median earnings of $71,968; Biology awarded 28 degrees and had median earnings of $58,371; and Communication Disorders Sciences and Services awarded 28 degrees and had median earnings of $60,754. Nursing stands apart from the other largest fields on this earnings measure.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

**Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing**
$87,529

**Finance and Financial Management Services**
$79,225

**Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other**
$71,968

**Marketing**
$70,378

**Health/Medical Preparatory Programs**
$62,585

**Communication Disorders Sciences and Services**
$60,754

**Legal Professions and Studies, Other**
$60,186

**Biology, General**
$58,371

[Explore Nazareth University program cohorts and field ranks](/school/nazareth-university/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context.

## Further analysis

Program-mix modeling gives Nazareth University a downside earnings scenario of $45,351, a typical scenario of $57,472, and an upside scenario of $76,347. Nursing reaches $87,529 four years after completion, whereas Psychology, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, is at $50,903. These earnings scenarios show how much earnings vary by field.

At $57,472 four years after completion, Nazareth University has a broadly typical earnings result, though the model assessment is weaker. Among federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, this measure covers 729 completers.

Azimuth places the earnings measure in the 41st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. [Earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) mean the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students.

Graduates earn about $13,236 less than the model expects for similar students. Program-mix scenarios include a typical case that matches the observed median, alongside downside and upside cases; these are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups.

An estimated 33.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix. The earnings percentile and model assessment both point to a restrained earnings picture.

## Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/).

Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), 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](/about/).