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St. Joseph's University-New YorkBrooklyn, NY · Private nonprofit

Academics

Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Special Education and Teaching, General (20% of graduates). 12 students for every faculty member, fewer than at 59% of colleges. 100% of faculty are full-time. Spends $10,842 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

873 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 51% of graduates; 40 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

  1. Special Education and Teaching, General 13.100120% 178
    Graduates in this field earn $55,812 4 years out
  2. Business Administration and Management, General 52.02019.7% 85
    Graduates in this field earn $63,693 4 years out
  3. Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.38019.3% 81
    Graduates in this field earn $104,818 4 years out
  4. Psychology, General 42.01016.9% 60
    Graduates in this field earn $59,679 4 years out
  5. Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 24.01014.6% 40
    Graduates in this field earn $52,543 4 years out

Fastest-growing field: Health professions, 9.7% → 20% of graduates since 2014–15 (171 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. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$104,818 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $96,958

    4 years after completion$104,818
    National median: $88,910Above typical

    Median federal debt: $27,000 · 153 graduates, two most recent years combined

  2. Accounting and Related Services$82,916 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $49,789

    4 years after completion$82,916
    National median: $76,194Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $54,164 · Non-Pell: $74,335(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $22,000 · 54 graduates, two most recent years combined

  3. Health and Medical Administrative Services$76,238 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $48,232

    4 years after completion$76,238
    National median: $58,716Above typical

    4 years out, Pell: $48,904 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)

    Median federal debt: $24,300 · 78 graduates, two most recent years combined

  4. Mathematics and Statistics, Other$74,070 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,678

    4 years after completion$74,070
    National median: $88,839Below typical

    Median federal debt: $20,462 · 1 graduates, two most recent years combined

  5. Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$71,364 4 yrs out

    1 year after completion: $46,908

    4 years after completion$71,364
    National median: $85,063Below typical

    Median federal debt: $21,120 · 0 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 college12 to 1
12 to 1
← Fewer students per facultyfewer students per faculty member than 59% 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 faculty100%
National median: 67%Above typical
Average faculty salary

$83,323

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 private nonprofit colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable.

Instruction spending per student$10,842
$10,842
← Lessmore than 51% of 1,199More →
Endowment per student$17,185
$17,185
← Lessmore than 30% of 1,065More →

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)