Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York · Private, nonprofit

All 59 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 127 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$28,219
$30k to $48k	$31,387
$48k to $75k	$33,450
$75k to $110k	$36,769
$110k and up	$37,348
All families (average)	$34,176

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

59 of 186 programs could be assessed 32% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical New York high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Law	First Professional Degree	$102,901	+$67,155	clears the bar	$163,347	2.4 yrs	258
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$83,127	+$47,381	clears the bar	$39,214	0.8 yrs	119
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$56,990	+$21,244	clears the bar	$24,873	1.2 yrs	106
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$99,911	+$64,165	clears the bar	$153,791	2.4 yrs	96
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$88,238	+$52,492	clears the bar	$24,495	0.5 yrs	73
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$148,980	+$113,234	clears the bar	$116,464	1.0 yrs	72
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,448	+$24,702	clears the bar	$25,669	1.0 yrs	70
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$68,530	+$32,784	clears the bar	$21,250	0.6 yrs	70
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$89,518	+$53,772	clears the bar	$23,250	0.4 yrs	69
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$89,928	+$54,182	clears the bar	$51,250	0.9 yrs	66
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$63,728	+$27,982	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	65
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$61,609	+$25,863	clears the bar	$23,375	0.9 yrs	58
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$58,610	+$22,864	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	57
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$71,872	+$36,126	clears the bar	$84,382	2.3 yrs	56
Nursing	Master's Degree	$151,333	+$115,587	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$73,584	+$37,838	clears the bar	$24,250	0.6 yrs	54
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$90,301	+$54,555	clears the bar	$48,162	0.9 yrs	53
Accounting	Master's Degree	$98,910	+$63,164	clears the bar	$28,483	0.5 yrs	51
English	Bachelor's Degree	$55,054	+$19,308	clears the bar	$22,625	1.2 yrs	47
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$81,440	+$45,694	clears the bar	$57,394	1.3 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$67,847	+$32,101	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	44
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$92,530	+$56,784	clears the bar	$22,750	0.4 yrs	42
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,057	+$29,311	clears the bar	$25,814	0.9 yrs	40
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$66,780	+$31,034	clears the bar	$23,250	0.7 yrs	39
Special Education	Master's Degree	$79,507	+$43,761	clears the bar	$48,201	1.1 yrs	37
Criminology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,697	+$24,951	clears the bar	$25,250	1.0 yrs	35
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$88,137	+$52,391	clears the bar	$24,000	0.5 yrs	34
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	$93,902	+$58,156	clears the bar	$76,913	1.3 yrs	34
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$44,388	+$8,642	clears the bar	$26,000	3.0 yrs	32
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$74,525	+$38,779	clears the bar	$23,517	0.6 yrs	31
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$73,160	+$37,414	clears the bar	$58,367	1.6 yrs	31
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$68,374	+$32,628	clears the bar	$24,625	0.8 yrs	31
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,744	+$58,998	clears the bar	$20,447	0.3 yrs	30
Security Science and Technology	Master's Degree	$73,028	+$37,282	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Public Health	Master's Degree	$90,734	+$54,988	clears the bar	$49,435	0.9 yrs	28
History	Bachelor's Degree	$53,027	+$17,281	clears the bar	$23,250	1.3 yrs	25
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$127,131	+$91,385	clears the bar	$109,995	1.2 yrs	24
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$68,984	+$33,238	clears the bar	$26,000	0.8 yrs	22
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$71,198	+$35,452	clears the bar	$36,656	1.0 yrs	19
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$50,571	+$14,825	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	$48,086	+$12,340	clears the bar	$23,250	1.9 yrs	17
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$62,361	+$26,615	clears the bar	$23,500	0.9 yrs	16
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,483	+$22,737	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	16
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,115	+$27,369	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$86,077	+$50,331	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,322	+$23,576	clears the bar	$25,000	1.1 yrs	14
Taxation	Master's Degree	$110,943	+$75,197	clears the bar	$30,270	0.4 yrs	13
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$49,233	+$13,487	clears the bar	$21,500	1.6 yrs	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$56,847	+$21,101	clears the bar	$26,500	1.3 yrs	11
Journalism	Master's Degree	$74,266	+$38,520	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Engineering Science	Bachelor's Degree	$90,246	+$54,500	clears the bar	$27,000	0.5 yrs	9
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$155,876	+$120,130	clears the bar	$64,525	0.5 yrs	9
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$74,168	+$38,422	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Marketing	Master's Degree	$111,964	+$76,218	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Finance	Master's Degree	$119,193	+$83,447	clears the bar	$47,930	0.6 yrs	8
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,733	+$7,987	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$85,300	+$49,554	clears the bar	$45,018	0.9 yrs	3
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	$134,727	+$98,981	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,168	+$23,422	clears the bar	$4,250	0.2 yrs	insufficient data
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	209
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$26,000	insufficient data	38
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Molecular Medicine	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$22,875	insufficient data	7
Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Gerontology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Literature	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Genetics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($35,746/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.