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St. Joseph's University-New York Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at St. Joseph's University-New York?

The program mix at St. Joseph's University-New York is concentrated in fields where earnings are moderate, with one clear exception. Education accounts for 31.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, and the largest single program, Special Education and Teaching, reports median earnings of $55,812 four years after completion.

Nursing is the outlier. Graduates earn $104,818, well above the school's overall median, from 84 degrees awarded a year.

Accounting follows at $82,916, with 27 degrees awarded. Most other large programs sit in a tighter band.

Business Administration and Management awards 90 degrees and shows earnings of $63,693, while Psychology awards 76 degrees at $59,679. A student's field of study matters a great deal here, and the highest-paying option is not the largest one.

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.

  • Education303 · 31.4%
  • Business159 · 16.5%
  • Health professions134 · 13.9%
  • Psychology76 · 7.9%
  • Communication48 · 5.0%
  • Other245 · 25.4%

27 of 27 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 84 degrees awarded
$104,818
Accounting and Related Services 27 degrees awarded
$82,916
Health and Medical Administrative Services 36 degrees awarded
$76,238
Mathematics 12 degrees awarded
$67,968
Biology, General 19 degrees awarded
$67,242
Marketing 15 degrees awarded
$64,172

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

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Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing84$104,818—
Accounting and Related Services27$82,916—
Health and Medical Administrative Services36$76,238—
Mathematics small degree count12$67,968—
Biology, General small degree count19$67,242—
Marketing small degree count15$64,172—
Business Administration, Management and Operations90$63,693—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas94$63,672—
Criminal Justice and Corrections47$60,471—
Human Services, General small degree count14$60,091—
Hospitality Administration/Management small degree count17$60,041—
Psychology, General76$59,679—
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management21$59,616—
Social Sciences, General small degree count13$59,028—
Special Education and Teaching200$55,812—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities43$52,543—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count16$51,715—
Political Science and Government small degree count7$47,296—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services small degree count7$43,777—
History small degree count8$38,952—
Communication and Media Studies40Too few graduates to report—
Journalism small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Computer and Information Sciences, General21Too few graduates to report—
Computer Science small degree count17Too few graduates to report—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Human Resources Management and Services small degree count10Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at St. Joseph's University-New York?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Special Education and Teaching
200
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
94
Business Administration, Management and Operations
90
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
84
Psychology, General
76
Criminal Justice and Corrections
47
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
43
Communication and Media Studies
40
Health and Medical Administrative Services
36
Accounting and Related Services
27

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

How do St. Joseph's University-New York majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Azimuth evaluates programs at St. Joseph's University-New York using four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt and cohort size rather than reputation. Published earnings data is available for 20 programs at the bachelor's level.

Degrees awarded are concentrated in Education at 31.4%, then Business at 16.5% and Health Professions at 13.9%. Special Education and Teaching is the largest program, with 200 degrees awarded and median earnings of $55,812 four years after completion.

The highest-earning program is Nursing, with median earnings of $104,818 four years after completion from 84 degrees a year. Accounting is the next highest, with median earnings of $82,916 four years after completion.

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.