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title: SUNY Old Westbury — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Old Westbury, NY
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, NY · Public · 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 | $58,526 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,192 – $85,776 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 45% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $21,287 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 73% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.20× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $30,526 | derived |

**45% 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 $12,000 (≈ 21% 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 $29,553 to $74,890 across 18 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Taxation. | Master's Degree | $74,890 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $62,003 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $54,006 | $20,500 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,821 | $18,400 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,861 | $15,250 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,457 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,699 | $15,000 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | Master's Degree | $39,816 | not reported |
| Social Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,225 | $18,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,057 | $14,000 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,745 | $15,517 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,661 | $16,750 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,696 | $12,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,037 | $14,590 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,905 | $18,044 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,364 | $17,862 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,121 | $16,180 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,553 | $13,750 |

## 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 SUNY Old Westbury by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?196237

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