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Saint Louis University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Saint Louis University?

Saint Louis University's largest programs show a wide earnings range four years after completion, and Azimuth ranks four of them nationally. Nursing, the largest by degrees awarded at 189, reports a median of $81,525 and an Azimuth national rank of #219.

Azimuth ranks Kinesiology and Physical Education #7 nationally and #1 in Missouri within its field. Its completers earn a median of $77,066 on 99 degrees awarded.

Biology awarded 81 degrees and shows a median of $65,517, ranking #96 nationally. Kinesiology and Physical Education awarded 99 degrees, reaches $77,066 and an Azimuth national rank of #7.

The earnings spread between the highest- and moderate-earning fields above highlights the variation across programs at Saint Louis University.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Health professions461 · 28.0%
  • Business287 · 17.4%
  • Biological sciences147 · 8.9%
  • Engineering140 · 8.5%
  • Parks and recreation99 · 6.0%
  • Other512 · 31.1%

59 of 59 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Mechanical Engineering 27 degrees awarded
$99,331
Finance and Financial Management Services 73 degrees awarded
$93,647
International Business 30 degrees awarded
$92,270
Business Administration, Management and Operations 15 degrees awarded
$91,483
Computer Science 35 degrees awarded
$91,081
Accounting and Related Services 31 degrees awarded
$90,963

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Mechanical Engineering27$99,331#81
Finance and Financial Management Services73$93,647#55
International Business30$92,270#12
Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count15$91,483—
Computer Science35$91,081—
Accounting and Related Services31$90,963#86
Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count7$90,660—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering48$86,844#84
Management Information Systems and Services small degree count12$86,238—
Air Transportation33$83,903#16
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing189$81,525#219
Business/Managerial Economics30$80,588#24
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions20$77,671#39
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness99$77,066#7
Human Resources Management and Services small degree count14$76,354—
Marketing51$72,251#99
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count14$70,895—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions57$70,351#4
Health and Medical Administrative Services40$70,202#20
Political Science and Government41$67,287#111
Biology, General81$65,517#96
Public Health35$63,652#54
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count15$63,475—
Criminal Justice and Corrections26$61,099#66
Psychology, General58$58,862#93
Communication and Media Studies46$57,787#127
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics21$56,943#70
Social Work22$56,306#79
International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count11$55,964—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count18$50,769—
Education, General small degree count12$42,112—
Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering33Too few graduates to report—
Civil Engineering small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Computer Engineering small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences53Too few graduates to report—
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Nutrition Sciences24Too few graduates to report—
Data Science small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Philosophy small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Security Science and Technology small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Homeland Security small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Anthropology small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General53Too few graduates to report—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions31Too few graduates to report—
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration small degree count12Too few graduates to report—
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count14Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Saint Louis University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
189
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
99
Biology, General
81
Finance and Financial Management Services
73
Psychology, General
58
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
57
Neurobiology and Neurosciences
53
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
53
Marketing
51
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
48

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Saint Louis University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions#4
  2. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness#7
  3. International Business#12
  4. Air Transportation#16
  5. Health and Medical Administrative Services#20
  6. Business/Managerial Economics#24
  7. Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions#39
  8. Finance and Financial Management Services Included by program size#55
  9. Biology, General Included by program size#96
  10. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#219

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at Saint Louis University depend heavily on the field a student chooses. The university has 31 programs with published earnings data, 21 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is anchored in health and business. Health Professions accounts for 28.0% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 17.4% and Biological Sciences at 8.9%.

The largest program, Nursing, awards 189 degrees a year and reports median earnings of $81,525. Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions is the university's highest-ranked program, at #4 nationally and #1 in Missouri, with graduates earning $70,351.

Mechanical Engineering leads in raw earnings at $99,331, though it awards only 27 degrees a year.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, 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.