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Post UniversityWaterbury, CT · Private for-profit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Nursing Administration (34% of graduates). 20 students for every faculty member, more than at 90% of colleges. 6% of faculty are full-time. Spends $2,664 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

1,563 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 69% of graduates; 19 programs in 13 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Nursing Administration 51.380234% 537
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.020119% 292
    Graduates in this field earn $69,512 4 years out
  3. Psychology, General 42.01016.5% 101
    Graduates in this field earn $49,393 4 years out
  4. Child Development 19.07065.6% 87
    Graduates in this field earn $44,643 4 years out
  5. Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 43.01044.4% 69
    Graduates in this field earn $58,913 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 0.0% → 34% of graduates since 2014–15 (537 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

  1. Management Information Systems and Services$74,249 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $63,383

    4 years after completion$74,249
    National median: $83,290Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $54,085 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $30,943

  2. Marketing$74,201 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $54,931

    4 years after completion$74,201
    National median: $69,303Above typical

    Median federal debt: $29,875 · 51 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Accounting and Related Services$73,190 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $59,213

    4 years after completion$73,190
    National median: $76,194Below typical

    4 years out, Pell: $60,817 · Non-Pell: $65,663(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $30,750 · 79 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Business Administration, Management and Operations$69,512 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $61,704

    4 years after completion$69,512
    National median: $68,257About typical

    4 years out, Pell: $61,975 · Non-Pell: $74,919(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $29,772 · 582 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Finance and Financial Management Services$69,363 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $55,402

    4 years after completion$69,363
    National median: $83,343Below typical

    Median federal debt: $30,750 · 51 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college20 to 1
20 to 1
← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 90% of 1,892More students per faculty →

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Full-time faculty6%
National median: 67%Below typical
Average faculty salary

$63,398

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other for-profit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$2,664
$2,664
← Lessmore than 21% of 130More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)