Top Ranked Programs
University of St Francis's program mix is anchored in health and applied professional fields — a signature consistent with the institution's identity as a focused private nonprofit university in Joliet, Illinois. Health programs form the core of degree output, with Business accounting for 17% of graduates, followed by Education at 4% and Arts at 2%. Across 21 programs serving roughly 410 students annually, the institution concentrates its degree output in fields with direct pathways into stable, in-demand careers rather than spreading broadly across academic disciplines. The program combining the largest cohort scale with strong four-year earnings is Nursing, which anchors University of St Francis's economic profile. Among the most popular programs, Nursing program graduates 127 students annually with median earnings of $87,383 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #197 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Health Administration and Biology, General round out the largest enrollment clusters, each feeding graduates into fields with consistent regional hiring demand. The highest-earning programs at University of St Francis include Human Resources Management and Services, with graduates earning $90,495 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #9 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions — followed by Nursing at $87,383 and Health Administration at $79,421. The institution's concentration in health and applied professional fields reflects a direct-to-workforce orientation. Programs in nursing, health sciences, and related disciplines are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the labor market immediately after graduation and four-year earnings reflect actual hiring outcomes rather than an interim step toward graduate study. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how health and applied professional fields align with national labor-market demand, where hiring in clinical and allied-health roles has remained durable across economic cycles.