Top Ranked Programs
Point Loma Nazarene University's program mix is anchored in business and professional fields, reflecting the institution's identity as a career-focused private university in San Diego. Nursing is the largest program with 137 graduates annually, followed by Business Administration, Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Psychology, General, and Teacher Education. Across 30 programs, 0 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with several delivering strong four-year earnings outcomes aligned with professional and applied-business pathways. The earnings pattern reflects strength in applied fields where graduates enter the workforce directly. Nursing leads with median earnings of $114,919 four years after enrollment, followed by Business Administration at $74,495, Biology, General at $65,365, Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions at $59,654, and Criminal Justice at $59,183. These programs cluster in business, accounting, nursing, and related professional disciplines where employer demand remains steady and early-career earnings reflect direct labor-market entry. Point Loma Nazarene University's program portfolio emphasizes high-mobility pathways where graduates move directly into the workforce rather than pursuing graduate study. Business and accounting programs dominate the earnings distribution, supported by the institution's location in a major metropolitan market with established professional-services and healthcare sectors. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how these applied-professional fields align with regional and national labor-market demand.