Pacific Union College

Pacific Union College's program mix concentrates in health sciences and applied professional fields — a signature aligned with the institution's mission as a private health-sciences-focused college. Nursing is the largest program with 36 graduates annually, followed by Business/Commerce, General, Social Work, Film/Video and Photographic Arts, and Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.

Across 0 programs that meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, several deliver strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with the institution's health-sciences identity. The earnings pattern reflects the institution's positioning in applied health and clinical fields.

Nursing leads with median earnings of $140,542 four years after enrollment across 36 graduates, followed by Business/Commerce, General with 12 graduates earning $73,035, and Social Work with 10 graduates earning $61,514. These programs represent high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the healthcare workforce directly and earnings reflect national labor-market outcomes for clinical and health-professional roles.

The concentration in Health — approximately 13% of degrees — reflects Pacific Union College's institutional focus and employer alignment in the healthcare sector. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how the institution's dominant program families align with national labor-market demand in healthcare and related fields.

Pacific Union College's published cost of attendance is $49,404. Financial aid reshapes that figure for many families: low-income students see a net price of approximately $41,008.

Azimuth ranks Pacific Union College #1366 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The affordability rank reflects both the headline sticker price and the debt load graduates carry into their careers.

Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $27,500, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $23,122; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $88,027, median federal debt of $27,500 projects to a monthly payment of about $311 under standard ten-year repayment.

In a downside earnings scenario anchored on lower-earning program clusters, projected four-year earnings of $47,124 would stretch that same payment further, a pattern worth exploring at the program level. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Graduates of Pacific Union College earn median 4-year earnings of $88,027, placing the institution in the 87.9 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. This figure runs below the $57,042 median at comparable institutions.

Graduates earn about $14,806 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Pacific Union College in the 92.3 percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Pacific Union College #69 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The earnings pattern reflects Pacific Union College's concentration in health and allied health fields. Nursing is the largest program with 36 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $140,542, representing 1.6x the national benchmark for the field.

The Business/Commerce, General program graduates 12 students with median 4-year earnings of $73,035, at 1.1x the CIP benchmark. Social Work and Film/Video and Photographic Arts round out the top programs, each delivering solid mid-career outcomes aligned with regional health-care and social-service labor markets.

The institution's program portfolio — anchored in Health — serves students pursuing stable, mission-driven careers in caregiving and community health fields.