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title: Long Island University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Brookville, NY
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Long Island University

Brookville, NY · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $59,950 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $29,994 – $95,352 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 57% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $55,424 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 75% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.33× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $31,950 | derived |

**57% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $19,500 (≈ 33% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $19,474 to $113,710 across 50 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $113,710 | $60,402 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $111,859 | $20,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $107,512 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $105,028 | $137,530 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $94,012 | $25,000 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $93,840 | $102,669 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $78,462 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,520 | $25,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $72,968 | $163,240 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $70,751 | $31,250 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $70,455 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $67,967 | $47,800 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $65,621 | $82,621 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $65,601 | not reported |
| Library Science, Other. | Master's Degree | $64,044 | $36,750 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $62,291 | $95,082 |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | Master's Degree | $61,187 | $56,648 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $60,152 | $61,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $60,097 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $56,494 | $62,229 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $55,989 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $55,331 | $57,863 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,842 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $49,972 | $61,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,755 | $23,000 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $47,971 | $77,322 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $46,771 | not reported |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $45,183 | $90,250 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,383 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Master's Degree | $42,820 | not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,864 | $64,125 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. | Master's Degree | $40,330 | $51,463 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $40,098 | $63,574 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $40,031 | $51,000 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,797 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,691 | $20,229 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,345 | $20,000 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,935 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,324 | $23,250 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,352 | $24,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,497 | $25,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,579 | $19,500 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,028 | $23,915 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,436 | not reported |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,702 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,337 | $24,000 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,535 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,326 | $19,687 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,417 | $23,688 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,474 | $19,250 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Long Island University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?192448

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