Long Island University

Brookville, New York · Private, nonprofit

Of 58 assessed programs, 57 leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 159 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,019
$30k to $48k	$20,408
$48k to $75k	$24,516
$75k to $110k	$27,001
$110k and up	$52,826
All families (average)	$33,062

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

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

58 of 217 programs could be assessed 27% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$118,331	+$82,585	clears the bar	$25,000	0.3 yrs	478
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$136,840	+$101,094	clears the bar	$24,011	0.2 yrs	176
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	$136,793	+$101,047	clears the bar	$102,669	1.0 yrs	167
Nursing	Master's Degree	$144,347	+$108,601	clears the bar	$60,402	0.6 yrs	152
Special Education	Master's Degree	$81,836	+$46,090	clears the bar	$47,800	1.0 yrs	117
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$92,725	+$56,979	clears the bar	$62,229	1.1 yrs	100
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$80,433	+$44,687	clears the bar	$82,621	1.8 yrs	87
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,231	+$30,485	clears the bar	$20,229	0.7 yrs	83
Social Work	Master's Degree	$69,549	+$33,803	clears the bar	$77,322	2.3 yrs	81
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$56,863	+$21,117	clears the bar	$23,915	1.1 yrs	68
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$63,693	+$27,947	clears the bar	$90,250	3.2 yrs	66
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$64,945	+$29,199	clears the bar	$64,125	2.2 yrs	61
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$58,098	+$22,352	clears the bar	$63,574	2.8 yrs	59
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$39,038	+$3,292	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	57
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$84,783	+$49,037	clears the bar	$95,082	1.9 yrs	56
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$107,539	+$71,793	clears the bar	$25,000	0.3 yrs	54
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$134,325	+$98,579	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	49
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$77,216	+$41,470	clears the bar	$61,250	1.5 yrs	46
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$68,656	+$32,910	clears the bar	$57,863	1.8 yrs	45
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,029	+$15,283	clears the bar	$19,500	1.3 yrs	45
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,050	+$18,304	clears the bar	$24,500	1.3 yrs	42
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,986	+$15,240	clears the bar	$23,688	1.6 yrs	42
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$67,680	+$31,934	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Biology	Master's Degree	$43,534 1-year earnings	+$7,788	clears the bar	$51,000	6.5 yrs	39
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$109,668	+$73,922	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$151,009	+$115,263	clears the bar	$137,530	1.2 yrs	38
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$48,618	+$12,872	clears the bar	$25,000	1.9 yrs	37
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$43,904	+$8,158	clears the bar	$26,000	3.2 yrs	36
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$67,733	+$31,987	clears the bar	$23,000	0.7 yrs	32
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$61,033	+$25,287	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$47,813	+$12,067	clears the bar	$24,000	2.0 yrs	27
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$51,086	+$15,340	clears the bar	$23,250	1.5 yrs	26
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$53,556	+$17,810	clears the bar	$19,687	1.1 yrs	24
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$77,502	+$41,756	clears the bar	$61,500	1.5 yrs	21
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$62,867	+$27,121	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	20
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$77,148	+$41,402	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$66,243	+$30,497	clears the bar	$20,000	0.7 yrs	19
Library Science, Other	Master's Degree	$83,778 1-year earnings	+$48,032	clears the bar	$36,750	0.8 yrs	18
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$41,138	+$5,392	clears the bar	$21,500	4.0 yrs	17
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,425	+$23,679	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	$60,600	+$24,854	clears the bar	$51,463	2.1 yrs	16
Psychology	Master's Degree	$59,871	+$24,125	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$75,502	+$39,756	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$34,304	-$1,442	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$72,752	+$37,006	clears the bar	$41,000	1.1 yrs	12
Genetics	Master's Degree	$89,484 1-year earnings	+$53,738	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Medical Laboratory Science	Master's Degree	$103,734	+$67,988	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Accounting	Master's Degree	$106,611	+$70,865	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$112,435 1-year earnings	+$76,689	clears the bar	$133,144	1.7 yrs	10
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	$63,323	+$27,577	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	$91,452	+$55,706	clears the bar	$31,250	0.6 yrs	9
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$77,461	+$41,715	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$44,659	+$8,913	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$62,355	+$26,609	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	$77,190	+$41,444	clears the bar	$56,648	1.4 yrs	3
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$67,704	+$31,958	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Public Health	Master's Degree	$65,054	+$29,308	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	$90,289	+$54,543	clears the bar	$163,240	3.0 yrs	0
Pharmacy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Second Language Learning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$19,250	insufficient data	12
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Programming	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Dance	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
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Homeland Security	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Social Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	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
Taxation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
History	Bachelor'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
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	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
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	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
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Operations Research	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	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	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

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), 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.