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University of Scranton Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do University of Scranton graduates earn?

The reported median is $79,409 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $68,250 as its benchmark; the difference is $11,159 per year.

Four-year earnings at University of Scranton stand above comparable institutions, giving the university a favorable return picture. Median earnings are $79,409 four years after completion, in the 88th percentile.

Azimuth places its return in the 89th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,125 more than expects for similar students.

Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between graduate earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students, sits in the 63rd 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 $4,123.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $1,998. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $68,250; the university is $11,159 above it.

At University of Scranton, the modeled earnings outlook differs across possible program mixes. The downside scenario puts earnings at $56,663, the typical scenario at $79,409, and the upside scenario at $98,845; these are earnings scenarios rather than observed groups of graduates.

Individual fields also show different outcomes four years after completion: Nursing has median earnings of $105,353, Finance has $100,962, and Accounting has $93,677. The scenario range reflects variation in the modeled program mix.

An estimated 34.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so graduates continuing their education fall outside that earnings snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$79,409
Rank for difference from expectations
63rd percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
University of Scranton reported median
$79,409
Peer schools comparable schools · $11,159 below University of Scranton
$68,250
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $2,125 below University of Scranton
$77,284

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.

How many University of Scranton first-year students return?

First-time, full-time bachelor’s cohorts · CDS 2025-26
Returned the following fall
87.2%

Source: University of Scranton Common Data Set 2025-26, B22 retention.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $56,663 to $98,845, around the reported median of $79,409. Compare the lower scenario with University of Scranton borrowing and monthly payments 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
$56,663
Median · reported
$79,409
Higher estimate
$98,845

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 explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do University of Scranton 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.

University of Scranton graduates’ reported earnings are $2,125 above that expectation, the 63rd 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 University of Scranton caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$4,123
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
-$1,998
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
+$2,125

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at University of Scranton report the highest earnings?

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.

Business accounts for 22.2% of bachelor’s degrees awarded, giving the program mix a substantial business presence. Published earnings data cover 20 fields, and the largest fields show varied median earnings four years after completion: Nursing had 74 degrees awarded and $105,353; Biology, 66 degrees awarded and $64,774; Accounting, 63 degrees awarded and $93,677; Kinesiology and Physical Education, 51 degrees awarded and $79,700; and Finance, 46 degrees awarded and $100,962.

The listed fields span a wide earnings range, so the intended field matters in interpreting the school-level result.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$105,353
Finance and Financial Management Services
$100,962
Computer Science
$98,369
Accounting and Related Services
$93,677
Marketing
$83,756
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$80,611
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
$79,700
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$76,932

Explore University of Scranton program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Grounded in program mix, earnings scenarios run from a downside of $56,663 to a typical figure of $79,409 and an upside of $98,845, all four years after completion. Nursing reaches $105,353 four years after completion; among the largest programs, Biology is lowest at $64,774. The spread shows variation by field.

University of Scranton posts a high earnings result for federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. Their median earnings are $79,409 four years after completion.

Azimuth places this measure in the 88th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, based on an earnings cohort of 1,191 completers. That puts the reported outcome well above the middle of nonprofit four-year institutions.

A typical earnings scenario, anchored in the program mix, is $79,409 four years after completion; it is a scenario rather than an observed group. An estimated 34.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.

The figures pair strong early earnings with a sizable modeled continuation to graduate study.

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.