Bachelor's+9% vs national median711 grads tracked
Criminology at SUNY Old Westbury
Ranked 15th of 49 bachelor's programs in Criminology by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,446
middle 50%: $28,425 – $53,414
Median · 5 years out
$60,750
middle 50%: $44,278 – $78,466
Median · 10 years out
$76,015
middle 50%: $56,425 – $110,004
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Criminology (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Graduates of SUNY Old Westbury's bachelor's program in Criminology earn a median $39,446 one year after graduating, rising to $76,015 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 9% above the national median of $55,945 for this field, ranking 15th of 49 reporting programs.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
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Paid off in
7 yrs
≈ $8,269 total interest
Same major at other universities
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$62,265 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas at Dallas
$62,197 · 5 yrs out
University of Iowa
$62,075 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$61,446 · 5 yrs out
University of Hartford
$60,961 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
$60,781 · 5 yrs out
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
$59,981 · 5 yrs out
University of Texas of the Permian Basin
$59,592 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Stout
$59,517 · 5 yrs out
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
$59,282 · 5 yrs out
University of Minnesota Duluth
$59,240 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$58,688 · 5 yrs out
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$101,769 · 5 yrs out
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$88,005 · 5 yrs out
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$85,313 · 5 yrs out
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$85,313 · 5 yrs out
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$77,117 · 5 yrs out
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