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# Saint Louis University Majors & Programs

Updated October 1, 2026

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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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/) 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 professions**461 · 28.0%**
-   Business**287 · 17.4%**
-   Biological sciences**147 · 8.9%**
-   Engineering**140 · 8.5%**
-   Parks and recreation**99 · 6.0%**
-   Other**512 · 31.1%**

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Sort programsLargest programsHighest four-year earningsBest national field rankProgram name

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

| Program | Degrees awarded | 4-yr earnings | Field rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mechanical Engineering | 27 | $99,331 | #81 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 73 | $93,647 | #55 |
| International Business | 30 | $92,270 | #12 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations small degree count | 15 | $91,483 | — |
| Computer Science | 35 | $91,081 | — |
| Accounting and Related Services | 31 | $90,963 | #86 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General small degree count | 7 | $90,660 | — |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 48 | $86,844 | #84 |
| Management Information Systems and Services small degree count | 12 | $86,238 | — |
| Air Transportation | 33 | $83,903 | #16 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 189 | $81,525 | #219 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | 30 | $80,588 | #24 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | 20 | $77,671 | #39 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 99 | $77,066 | #7 |
| Human Resources Management and Services small degree count | 14 | $76,354 | — |
| Marketing | 51 | $72,251 | #99 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations small degree count | 14 | $70,895 | — |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | 57 | $70,351 | #4 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 40 | $70,202 | #20 |
| Political Science and Government | 41 | $67,287 | #111 |
| Biology, General | 81 | $65,517 | #96 |
| Public Health | 35 | $63,652 | #54 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services small degree count | 15 | $63,475 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 26 | $61,099 | #66 |
| Psychology, General | 58 | $58,862 | #93 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 46 | $57,787 | #127 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 21 | $56,943 | #70 |
| Social Work | 22 | $56,306 | #79 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies small degree count | 11 | $55,964 | — |
| English Language and Literature, General small degree count | 18 | $50,769 | — |
| Education, General small degree count | 12 | $42,112 | — |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 33 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Civil Engineering small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Computer Engineering small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | 53 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology small degree count | 6 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Mathematics small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Nutrition Sciences | 24 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Data Science small degree count | 5 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Philosophy small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Chemistry small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Physics small degree count | 7 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Security Science and Technology small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Homeland Security small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Sociology small degree count | 16 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Anthropology small degree count | 8 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Fine and Studio Arts small degree count | 10 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 53 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | 31 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration small degree count | 12 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities small degree count | 9 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count | 17 | Too few graduates to report | — |
| History small degree count | 14 | Too few graduates to report | — |

[Program data and definitions](#page-sources) · [How to evaluate program rankings](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](#page-sources)

## 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](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/)

## 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](/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/).