Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Villanova University offers 185 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 1 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,576 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Villanova. 1,771 students completed bachelor's programs and 1,231 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Villanova. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	3	NOT OFFERED	5	2	3
Bachelor's	57	NOT OFFERED	1,771	779	992
Master's	39	NOT OFFERED	1,231	567	664
Doctor's	6	1	238	94	144
Post-Graduate Certificate	78	NOT OFFERED	331	102	229

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Villanova University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Business/Managerial Economics program has the highest salary ($106,587) after graduation and the Real Estate program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $91,484 average salary.

Bachelor
Master

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business/Managerial Economics	$106,587	$8,882	$27,000	$286
Real Estate	$91,484	$7,624	$27,000	$286
Finance and Financial Management Services	$88,419	$7,368	$26,000	$276
Management Information Systems and Services	$86,990	$7,249	-	-
Computer Engineering	$85,108	$7,092	$26,000	$276
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$84,596	$7,050	$27,000	$286
Mechanical Engineering	$82,077	$6,840	$25,995	$276
Chemical Engineering	$78,032	$6,503	$27,000	$286
Accounting and Related Services	$77,158	$6,430	$25,858	$274
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$76,986	$6,416	$23,250	$246
Economics	$75,941	$6,328	$26,497	$281
Civil Engineering	$73,237	$6,103	$27,000	$286

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$171,511	$14,293	$69,358	$789
Taxation	$121,765	$10,147	$43,076	$490
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$118,365	$9,864	$40,193	$457
Human Resources Management and Services	$88,254	$7,355	$36,369	$414
Accounting and Related Services	$75,579	$6,298	$20,500	$233
Public Administration	$66,162	$5,514	$38,458	$437
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$49,283	$4,107	$40,249	$458

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Villanova University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 262 and the Finance Bachelor program has the second most completers of 224 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	4	2	2
General Studies	1	-	1

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Finance	224	158	66
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	195	17	178
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	153	49	104
Political Science and Government	104	48	56
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	97	71	26
Biology/Biological Sciences	95	28	67
Accounting	87	44	43
Psychology	81	10	71
Mechanical Engineering	73	47	26
Marketing/Marketing Management	71	19	52

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	262	163	99
Human Resources Development	149	29	120
Tax Law/Taxation	91	46	45
Public Administration	81	30	51
Management Science	62	36	26
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	43	3	40
Accounting	42	22	20
Secondary Education and Teaching	39	17	22
Financial Mathematics	36	29	7
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	32	7	25

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Engineering	16	11	5
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	10	1	9
Philosophy	6	3	3
Theology/Theological Studies	3	1	2

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Women's Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Communications Technologies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	153	12	NOT OFFERED	3
Mass Communication/Media Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6
Organizational Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International and Intercultural Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communications Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	NOT OFFERED	0
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	39	NOT OFFERED	0
Mathematics Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
History Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	0
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	9	NOT OFFERED	0
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	54	22	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Structural Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Water Resources Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	5
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	7	NOT OFFERED	0
Computer Hardware Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Computer Software Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	16	NOT OFFERED	0
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Engineering Mechanics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Materials Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	73	18	NOT OFFERED	0
Operations Research	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Electromechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Biochemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	3
Electrical and Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	1
Energy Systems Engineering, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
French Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Italian Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	169	NOT OFFERED
Tax Law/Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	91	NOT OFFERED	29
Human Resources Law	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	5	NOT OFFERED	0
Literature (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	NOT OFFERED	4	13	1	NOT OFFERED	0
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	1	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	95	8	NOT OFFERED	0
Biochemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	9	NOT OFFERED	1
Financial Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Statistics, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	2

What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Ancient Studies/Civilization	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17

What is Theology and Religious Vocations program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Philosophy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	2	6	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Theology/Theological Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	13	3	0
Pastoral Studies/Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Religious Institution Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	0	36	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Astronomy	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	81	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	81	NOT OFFERED	3
Public Administration, Other	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	41
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	97	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Relations and Affairs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	104	16	NOT OFFERED	0
American Government and Politics (United States	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	0
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Pre-Medicine/Pre-Medical Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Medical Informatics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	195	43	10	NOT OFFERED
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Nurse Anesthetist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Nursing Practice	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	262	NOT OFFERED	1
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	42	NOT OFFERED	2
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	224	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	149	NOT OFFERED	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	14

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	262	NOT OFFERED	1
Organizational Leadership	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	87	42	NOT OFFERED	2
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	224	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70
Organizational Behavior Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50
Human Resources Development	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	149	NOT OFFERED	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems and Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Real Estate	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Taxation	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	21	NOT OFFERED	14
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	25	NOT OFFERED	0
European History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

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