Point Loma Nazarene University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $72,880, at the 80th percentile. That is $4,630 above the $68,250 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Azimuth places the university at the 74th percentile for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $7,113 more than the model expects for similar students.

That puts the gap at the 77th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures adds $1,098. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $6,015.

Earnings four years after completion vary widely by field at Point Loma Nazarene University, and the variation reflects the university's program mix. The downside scenario sits at $46,400, while the upside scenario reaches $104,672 — a spread across the university's 10 programs with published earnings data.

At the top, Nursing completers earn a median of $114,919, and Business Administration and Management graduates reach $74,495. Further down the range, Biology completers earn $65,365, showing that even the third-highest-earning field lands well above the downside scenario.

An estimated 26.2% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.

The largest programs at Point Loma Nazarene University show a clear split between higher-earning health and business fields and more moderate-earning human-service fields. Nursing leads both in size and earnings, with 137 degrees awarded and a median of $114,919 four years after completion.

Business Administration and Management follows at 115 degrees and a median of $74,495. On the other side, Human Development and Family Studies and Psychology together awarded 95 and 67 degrees, with medians near $46,119 and $46,437 respectively.

The contrast shows the range of early-career earnings across fields at the university.

The university publishes earnings data for 10 bachelor's programs. The two largest families are Business and Health Professions, which together account for about 20.9% and 20.5% of degrees awarded.

Nursing is the largest program, with 137 degrees awarded and a median of $114,919 four years after completion. Business Administration and Management follows with 115 degrees and a median of $74,495.

Among the remaining large programs, Human Development and Family Studies awarded 95 degrees and shows a median of $46,119, while Psychology and Teacher Education report medians of $46,437 and $56,198, respectively.