Top Ranked Programs
North Central University's program mix is anchored in theology and religious studies, reflecting the institution's identity as a faith-based private university. Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries is the largest program with 33 graduates, followed by Teacher Education, Business Administration, Bible/Biblical Studies, and Social Work. The institution's dominant program family, Theology, accounts for a substantial share of the degree portfolio and shapes the university's academic and career-preparation mission. Among the institution's ranked programs, earnings outcomes cluster around Business Administration, which graduates 15 students with median earnings of $61,287 four years after enrollment, and the The Digital Marketing, which program graduates 11 students earning $50,707. The Teacher Education program graduates 21 students with median earnings of $46,380, while Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries and Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies round out the earnings profile with $41,979 and $39,407 respectively. These outcomes reflect the career pathways typical of faith-based institutions, where many graduates enter ministry, education, counseling, and nonprofit leadership roles. Several of North Central University's programs represent grad-school-dependent pathways, particularly in theology and religious studies, where four-year earnings undercount the lifetime trajectory of graduates who continue to graduate or seminary study. Education and counseling programs, by contrast, are direct-to-workforce pathways where graduates enter professional roles immediately and earnings reflect labor-market outcomes in those sectors. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these fields align with national wage trends and workforce demand in faith-based and nonprofit sectors.