SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Brooklyn, New York · Public

All 10 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical New York high-school graduate (about $35,746/yr). Another 24 could not be assessed.

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.

10 of 34 programs could be assessed 29% 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	Master's Degree	$142,553	+$106,807	clears the bar	$26,425	0.2 yrs	136
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$108,786	+$73,040	clears the bar	$12,500	0.2 yrs	117
Public Health	Master's Degree	$83,681	+$47,935	clears the bar	$28,187	0.6 yrs	70
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$133,727 1-year earnings	+$97,981	clears the bar	$87,663	0.9 yrs	49
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$84,040	+$48,294	clears the bar	$66,000	1.4 yrs	32
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	$114,061	+$78,315	clears the bar	$22,869	0.3 yrs	14
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$122,446	+$86,700	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	Doctoral Degree	$102,323	+$66,577	clears the bar	$196,615	3.0 yrs	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$91,809	+$56,063	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$86,237 1-year earnings	+$50,491	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	189
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Public Health	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Public Health	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Neuroscience	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pharmacology and Toxicology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Public Health	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Alternative and Complementary Medical Support Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Illustration and Informatics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.