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University of Scranton Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at University of Scranton?

The prominent programs at University of Scranton span markedly different earnings levels four years after completion. Nursing sits at the higher end, with median earnings of $105,353 and 74 degrees awarded.

Finance follows at $100,962 across 46 degrees awarded, and Accounting records $93,677 with 63 degrees awarded. The contrast is clearest against Biology, which had median earnings of $64,774 four years after completion and 66 degrees awarded.

These higher- and moderate-earning fields show that the school-level earnings figure covers programs with different outcomes.

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.

  • Business195 · 22.2%
  • Health professions166 · 18.9%
  • Biological sciences139 · 15.8%
  • Parks and recreation51 · 5.8%
  • Social sciences42 · 4.8%
  • Other284 · 32.4%

34 of 34 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 74 degrees awarded
$105,353
Finance and Financial Management Services 46 degrees awarded
$100,962
Computer Science 7 degrees awarded
$98,369
Accounting and Related Services 63 degrees awarded
$93,677
Marketing 29 degrees awarded
$83,756
Business Administration, Management and Operations 42 degrees awarded
$80,611

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
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing74$105,353—
Finance and Financial Management Services46$100,962—
Computer Science small degree count7$98,369—
Accounting and Related Services63$93,677—
Marketing29$83,756—
Business Administration, Management and Operations42$80,611—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness51$79,700—
Health and Medical Administrative Services23$76,932—
Political Science and Government27$72,038—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count9$69,349—
History24$68,443—
Biology, General66$64,774—
Criminal Justice and Corrections36$63,483—
Philosophy29$63,410—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods30$60,846—
Psychology, General40$54,088—
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication22$53,762—
Public Health small degree count9$52,699—
Human Services, General30$52,172—
Journalism small degree count5$47,302—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Neurobiology and Neurosciences30Too few graduates to report—
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology22Too few graduates to report—
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences21Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Economics small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other60Too few graduates to report—
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Human Resources Management and Services small degree count6Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at University of Scranton?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
74
Biology, General
66
Accounting and Related Services
63
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
60
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
51
Finance and Financial Management Services
46
Business Administration, Management and Operations
42
Psychology, General
40
Criminal Justice and Corrections
36
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
30

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

How do University of Scranton majors rank nationally?

National program ranks are not reported for this school.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Outcomes at University of Scranton vary sharply by field, and Azimuth's program rankings evaluate four-year earnings among federally aided completers, median debt, and cohort size rather than reputation. The university has 20 programs with published earnings data.

The three largest program families are Business, at 22.2% of degrees awarded, Health Professions at 18.9%, and Biological Sciences at 15.8%. The largest single program is Nursing, with 74 degrees awarded and median earnings of $105,353 four years after completion, which is 1.19x the national median for the field.

Biology follows at 66 degrees awarded and earnings of $64,774, while Accounting graduates earn $93,677 from 63 degrees a year. The highest earnings among the largest programs belong to Nursing, and the spread between that figure and the earnings in Biology shows how much the choice of field matters here.

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.

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