
Reported 2024-25 graduation measures for Johnson & Wales University-Online show 0% for the overall, four-year, and six-year rates. These figures need careful interpretation: federal graduation measures follow defined entering cohorts, commonly first-time, full-time students, and do not describe the completion prospects of every transfer, part-time, or adult learner.
The reported first-year retention rate was 52%. Retention asks whether students in a defined entering group returned the following fall; it is not a graduation rate. Given the online division's substantial transfer and adult enrollment, neither measure alone gives a complete account of outcomes for a prospective student in those groups. Applicants seeking a more relevant comparison can ask for completion and persistence results broken out by online program, transfer status, and enrollment intensity, including the cohort sizes and years used.
Field-of-study earnings can provide a limited early-career reference point, not a salary forecast for someone enrolling in Johnson & Wales University-Online. College Scorecard figures supplied for the institution report earnings one year after completion for federally aided students in specified fields; they should not be read as online-only results or as the earnings of every graduate.
Examples include $57,354 for finance and financial management services, $48,464 for accounting and related services, and $39,411 for marketing. Hospitality administration and management is reported at $35,901. These are figures for different fields, not a controlled comparison of what one student would earn by changing majors.
Early earnings depend on factors such as occupation, location, prior work experience, further study, and whether a graduate is working full time. Field-level reporting may also combine distinct credentials or programs. Students comparing degrees should consider these figures alongside program cost, borrowing, completion outcomes, and the jobs for which a particular credential qualifies them.
Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
$48,464Business Administration, Management and Operations
$36,180Communication and Media Studies
$27,647Computer Software and Media Applications
$27,118Criminal Justice and Corrections
$34,100Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
$33,237Finance and Financial Management Services
$57,354Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
$32,511Hospitality Administration/Management
$35,901International Business
$34,639Marketing
$39,411Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
$32,446Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
$39,238Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations
$35,690BACHELOR’S Degree
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Psychology
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Health Professions and Related Programs
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
Social Sciences
MASTER’S Degree
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Psychology
Health Professions and Related Programs
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Education
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services
DOCTOR’S Degree
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Data last updated on November 2, 2026
Data sources: IPEDS 2024-25, Peterson 2026, College Scorecard 10/2026, Clery 2024 (2023-24), OpenAlex 2026
Figures on this profile come from federal and third-party datasets in the editions listed above and are refreshed periodically, so they may differ from what the institution currently reports. Confirm costs, deadlines and requirements with the school before making decisions.