Bachelor's0% vs national median358 grads tracked
Social Sciences, Other at SUNY Old Westbury
Ranked 10th of 22 bachelor's programs in Social Sciences, Other by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $27,917 – $53,243
Median · 5 years out
$57,279
middle 50%: $42,162 – $75,186
Median · 10 years out
$72,585
middle 50%: $49,399 – $95,682
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Social Sciences, Other (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Social Sciences, Other majors earn a median $40k in year one. Median earnings reach $73k after ten years.
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.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
7.3 yrs
≈ $8,463 total interest
Same major at other universities
Northern Arizona University
$63,170 · 5 yrs out
Randolph - Macon College
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Benedictine University
$61,566 · 5 yrs out
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
$60,472 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$58,787 · 5 yrs out
Carleton College
$57,957 · 5 yrs out
Hamline University
$57,090 · 5 yrs out
Portland State University
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
University of Alabama at Birmingham
$53,735 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College at Purchase
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University of Denver
$50,338 · 5 yrs out
Eastern Oregon University
$50,289 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at SUNY Old Westbury
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$101,769 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$88,005 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Bachelor's)
$85,313 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)
$85,313 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$77,117 · 5 yrs out
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Bachelor's)
$75,410 · 5 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)
$72,879 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Bachelor's)
$72,191 · 5 yrs out
Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's)
$71,999 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor's)
$71,060 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$70,151 · 5 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)
$66,292 · 5 yrs out