1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [Quinnipiac University](/school/quinnipiac-university/) 4. / 5. Career outcomes brief Career outcomes brief Copy linkPrint brief # Quinnipiac University Career Outcomes & Earnings Updated September 30, 2026 [Overview](/school/quinnipiac-university/)[Cost & aid](/school/quinnipiac-university/cost/)Outcomes[Admissions](/school/quinnipiac-university/admissions/)[Majors](/school/quinnipiac-university/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/quinnipiac-university/similar/) **On this page**+ ## How much do Quinnipiac University graduates earn? The reported median is $84,363 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $16,113 per year. At Quinnipiac University, median earnings are $84,363 four years after completion, in the 92nd percentile. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 91st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,438 more 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, sits in the 80th 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) adds $3,216. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $5,222. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250; the university's figure is $16,113 above it. Earnings vary across Quinnipiac’s modeled program-mix scenarios, making field choice especially relevant to the range a graduate might see. The downside scenario is $61,520, the typical scenario is $84,363, and the upside scenario is $96,951; these are earnings scenarios, not observed groups. Among individual fields, median earnings four years after completion are $103,533 in Accounting, $100,141 in Economics, and $98,641 in Nursing. Those field results help explain the spread between the modeled lower and upper scenarios. An estimated 26.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Earnings four years after completion cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so the reported median describes those already in the workforce rather than the entire graduate group. **Median earnings · four years after completion** $84,363 **Rank for difference from expectations** 80th percentile Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks **Quinnipiac University reported median** $84,363 **Peer schools comparable schools · $16,113 below Quinnipiac University** $68,250 **Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $8,438 below Quinnipiac University** $75,925 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 $61,520 to $96,951, around the reported median of $84,363. Compare the lower scenario with [Quinnipiac University borrowing and monthly payments](/school/quinnipiac-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** $61,520 **Median · reported** $84,363 **Higher estimate** $96,951 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 Quinnipiac 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). Quinnipiac University graduates’ reported earnings are $8,438 above that expectation, the 80th 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 Quinnipiac 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.** +$3,216 **Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.** +$5,222 **Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.** +$8,438 These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality. ## Which fields at Quinnipiac University report the highest earnings? At Quinnipiac University, the leading program earnings combine high-earning business fields with a comparatively more moderate engineering result four years after completion. Accounting has median earnings of $103,533 and 39 degrees awarded. Economics posts $100,141 in median earnings, across 18 degrees awarded. Nursing pairs $98,641 in median earnings with 272 degrees awarded, making it a large program among the higher-earning fields shown here. Mechanical Engineering records $89,732 and 27 degrees awarded. The contrast shows that the earnings picture varies by field, even among programs with relatively strong four-year medians. Health Professions accounts for 37.1% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, making it the largest program family at Quinnipiac University. Its largest field, Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, awarded 319 degrees and had median earnings of $80,374 four years after completion. Nursing awarded 272 degrees, with median earnings of $98,641 four years after completion. Finance awarded 114 degrees and had median earnings of $86,474, while Marketing awarded 100 degrees and recorded $83,258. These large fields span health and business-oriented study, with earnings that vary across them. Highest reported four-year program earnings **Accounting and Related Services** $103,533 **Economics** $100,141 **Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing** $98,641 **Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations** $91,828 **Mechanical Engineering** $89,732 **Finance and Financial Management Services** $86,474 **Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions** $86,337 **Marketing** $83,258 [Explore Quinnipiac University program cohorts and field ranks](/school/quinnipiac-university/majors/#largest-cohorts) for more context. ## Further analysis Earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix range from $61,520 in the downside scenario to $84,363 in the typical scenario and $96,951 in the upside scenario. Accounting reaches $103,533 four years after completion, while Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, the lowest-earning of the largest programs, is at $80,374. The spread shows how earnings vary by field. Graduates of Quinnipiac University earn a median of $84,363 four years after completing a degree, a figure that places the university in the 92nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That median is drawn from an earnings cohort of 1,339 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Here, graduates earn about $8,438 more than the model expects for similar students, a result at the 80th percentile. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, show the range of possible outcomes. The typical earnings scenario is $84,363, with a downside scenario of $61,520 and an upside scenario of $96,951. An estimated 26.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix, so the four-year earnings picture captures most but not all completers. ## 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/).